Gary Neville says Saints have been 'obliterated' in recent yearsGary Neville says Southampton need a "hit man" with experience at the bottom of the Premier League following the sacking of Mauricio Pellegrino. Southampton sit 17th in the Premier League, a point above the drop zone with eight games remaining after a run of just one win in 17 games. Mark Hughes and Marco Silva are among the early favourites to take the vacant job, and speaking on Monday Night Football, Sky Sports pundit Neville said they need know-how from the bottom of the Premier League. "It's not an exact science, we've seen it work at clubs this season, we've seen it fail at clubs this season, and previous seasons." Neville added clubs are more and more willing to change managers this late in the season, such is the financial loss of relegation from the Premier League.

Source: Sky sports March 12, 2018 23:03 UTC