Southampton head coach summed up the match against Newcastle (2-0), thanks to the success in which his team led the Premier League table for the first time in history.

As part of the eighth round of the English Premier League, Southampton had to host Newcastle United on the field of his native St. Mary. A confident victory in this fight (2: 0) allowed Ralf Hasenhuttl's wards to rise to the top of the national championship standings for the first time in their history. The German mentor at a press conference after the match summed up the results of the confrontation with Newcastle, and also spoke about the unusual feelings for his charges.

Southampton 2-0 Newcastle Goal Video and Match Review " We have not done this until now since the moment I headed the club, - the head coach shared his memories, - This was the goal for today, in addition - it was necessary to show ourselves that we are taking a step forward in our development "

" We were very focused and well organized, "

The German specialist spoke about the personnel reshuffle as follows: “We had to replace Ingzi and Ryan (Bertrand - ed.. ), but it was not noticeable that something had changed in our game. It was the most important thing for me "

" I think we could have scored more, but that was already a good result.. The plans were two goals from counter-pressure - sometimes it is not the first effective action that is important, but the quick next, and if you manage to stay focused, then there will definitely be a new good chance to score, "

" We've never been that high, so it's history for them.

We had a bad performance last year, this year we have some positives and hopefully there will be other positives. "

" At the moment we are playing boldly, everything is organized with a good balance: to take risks or not. I think we are one of the most organized teams in the league. Now we are also starting to have a very good possession of the ball, so everything is possible "

Southampton's next match will take place after a pause for national teams. The Saints will visit Wolverhampton on Saturday 21 November.