Eckert refuses to discuss Southampton job after Millwall loss

Southampton caretaker boss Tonda Eckert at Millwall

Tonda Eckert refused to discuss his chances of becoming Southampton's permanent boss after suffering his first loss at Millwall.

Tristan Crama scored in the 97th minute to end his four-match winning run of his caretaker spell and the German would not be drawn on his prospects of taking over full-time.

Eckert told BBC Radio Solent: "It's not a topic for today. We just lost the game and we need to be strong for next Saturday.

"It's disappointing. We knew it would not be easy to come here. The way we came back, compliment to the boys, but we just needed to bring it over the line.

"Credit also to Millwall. The way they are set up, they are a very good team. It's not easy to find solutions against them.

"I didn't feel they would score when we went up 1-0, but then they equalised and in a sold-out stadium, it was not easy to manage the game and that's what we need to be better at."