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Ralph Hasenhuttl: Southampton deserve credit for sticking with boss - Karen Carney

One year ago Southampton were a club in shock after a club record 9-0 home defeat by Leicester left boss Ralph Hasenhuttl worried about his job.

Not only did Hasenhuttl survive, the Austrian signed a new four-year contract in the summer.

On Sunday, his side marked the first anniversary of that dreadful drubbing by beating leaders Everton 2-0 at St Mary's to climb to fifth in the Premier League table.

So what's changed at St Mary's and what is Hasenhuttl doing differently?

'Saints deserve praise for sticking with Hasenhuttl'

Southampton's Ryan Bertrand said the 9-0 thrashing by Leicester a year ago felt "like relegation" - but that it galvanised the club.