Southampton boss Jan Poortvliet has resigned with immediate effect after less than eight months at the club.

Southampton captain Kelvin Davis believes Matt Paterson will learn from the red card shame that cost them any chance of an FA Cup upset against Manchester United.

MAN UNITED set up an FA Cup fourth round home tie against Tottenham with a comfortable win over Coca-Cola Championship strugglers Southampton.

SHANE LONG has spent much of this season overshadowed by Reading’s more extrovert Irish stars, but the Tipperary-born striker rose to the occasion yesterday to maintain his side’s Premier League push.

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