Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl heaped praise on Newcastle United and singled out Bruno Guimaraes in his final press conference as Southampton manager on Sunday. The Austrian had previously made enemies of the Magpies' fanbase with comments over their transfer spending and a postponed fixture earlier this year.
The two clubs were due to meet on January 2 last season but a request from United that the game was postponed due to a COVID outbreak was accepted by the Premier League. Eddie Howe subsequently strengthened his side during the winter window before beating Southampton when the rearranged clash took place in March, with January addition Guimaraes finding the net.
Hasenhuttl cut a broken figure in the post-match press conference on Sunday as he admitted his side simply couldn't stop Howe's high-flying Newcastle and Guimaraes in the middle of the park. However, there was no snide comments this time around as the 55-year-old admitted the opposition are a team going places.
