Southampton had been on the slide since Danny Ings went off and their substitutes looked as green as grass coming on, which is a familiar lament of lesser placed sides in most leagues, including the Premier League.
A big 3 points for Ryan Mason in his first game in charge, but in truth this football was indistinguishable from José Mourinho’s.
This squad is tired and tactics count for nothing – if they did – then this game wouldn’t have been tedious to watch, which it was.