Jesse, Ralph said it was a game of ping-pong and a game they should have won. How would you assess the game?
I'd say it was an intensive game with a lot of second balls and duels and one that we should've won. I mean, we knew it was going to be like this. We knew it was going to be an intensive match. We knew it would be tight. And we knew also that it was going to be important to try in some of these moments when the game is really compact to find solutions forward, so that we can get ourselves into transition moments and then put pressure on the opponent. What makes it difficult with Southampton is any time they get in our half of the pitch, they start throwing balls into the box and Ward-Prowse has an incredible service and then you're feeling the pressure in those moments. But for the most part, I thought we stood up to those moments pretty well. And then yeah, the foul that leads to what I call a penalty, because Ward-Prowse is so effective from these direct kick spots. It's like a percentage of a penalty. So we knew that that was going to be important not to give fouls away and then that we had to defend that well, so he put it right in the corner like we were worried he might.
Overall Jesse do you feel it's been a step forward today. Even if the result hasn't gone your way?
