(Reuters) - Southampton's 4-1 drubbing of Everton on Sunday was just the sort of tonic the team needed ahead of Wednesday's daunting trip to Premier League leaders Manchester City, according to striker Charlie Austin. "It's a big uplift, the lads are delighted after what's been a tough few weeks for everyone involved in the football club," Austin told Southampton's website. We've been struggling and everybody's had that self-doubt, but now we've won and the performance was there." "Everyone involved in the football club needs to jump on the ship now and push forward," he added. Victory lifted Southampton four places to 10th, but they face a different calibre of opponent in Manchester City, who are eight points clear at the top.

Source: The Star November 27, 2017 15:56 UTC