Southampton confirmed the appointment of Ralph Hasenhuttl as their new manager on Wednesday.
The Austrian has penned a two-and-a-half-year deal at St Mary's that will keep him at the club until 2021, and he will begin the job on Thursday, per a Southampton statement:
Southampton FCIntroducing your new #SaintsFC First Team Manager... Welcome, Ralph Hasenhüttl! ud83dude07 https://t.co/OBWme042IL
Hasenhuttl succeeds Mark Hughes as Saints manager after the Welshman was sacked on Monday following nine dismal months in charge:
WhoScored.comMark Hughes: Oversaw just 3 wins from 22 Premier League games as Southampton manager, return a win rate of 13.