Pochettino: This is only the start

Southampton 3 Liverpool 1

Most supporters on the south coast must have thought the club’s executive chairman Nicola Cortese had lost the plot when he sacked fans’ favourite Nigel Adkins back in January.

Despite leading the club back into the top flight this season and sitting three points above the relegation zone, Adkins was bizarrely told by the club’s hierarchy that a change was needed.