With Southampton rooted to the bottom and 12 points adrift of safety, Juric’s dismissal seemed inevitable — but few expected it to come before the season’s end.
Rooted to the bottom of the table with just 10 points, the Saints are now at risk of finishing the season with fewer than Derby County’s record-low tally of 11 points from the 2007-08 season.
Olaoluwa Aina closed out the show at City Ground, Saturday, smashing home a long range shot to seal Nottingham Forest’s 3-0 victory against West Ham, in the Premier League.
Joe Aribo and Paul Onuachu featured prominently as Southampton secured a 3-2 victory over Stoke City to advance to the next round of the English League Cup.
Joe Aribo netted his first Premier League goal of the season for Southampton, but it wasn’t enough to secure a point as the Saints suffered a 3-2 home defeat to Leicester City at St Mary’s Stadium.
Nigerian midfielder, Joe Aribo was an unused substitute on Saturday as Southampton suffered a 3-0 defeat to Manchester United in their Premier League clash at St Mary’s Stadium.
