Ralph Hasenhuttl is on the brink of being sacked as Southampton manager after another dismal home defeat left fans angrily calling for his head.
Hasenhuttl is only a month shy of marking his four-year anniversary as boss, but limping on to that landmark seems highly unlikely as the Saints hierarchy prepare to make a change after watching Newcastle run riot at St Mary's.
All the signs point towards this being Hasenhuttl's last week in the job. In fact, he may already have taken charge for the last time. The Austrian started the afternoon by trying to pump up the fans behind him but quickly found himself at the centre of their fury – in a fixture which exactly two years ago sent them to the top of the Premier League.
