Armstrong 'brings quality' to Saints - Eckert

Southampton interim boss Tonda Eckert praised attacker Adam Armstrong for his hand in their convincing win over Charlton on Saturday.

Saints thrashed the Addicks, scoring five times in the first half in a game where all the goals came in the opening 45 minutes.

Armstrong shone on the pitch, scoring once and assisting two of the other goals.

"We are very very happy to have Adam [Armstrong] as a character," Eckert told BBC Radio Solent.

"As a player on the team – with the quality he brings, it's very nice to have him up there and he recognises moments like nobody else.

"Those teams are tough to play against, when you know they are coming for you. You will have a little bit more space between the lines and if you get that one pass right, there is a whole pitch to open up.

"We worked on this [over] the last [few] days and it came off.

"After the break, you just have a couple more days to prepare and we did that well."

The Saints are back in action this midweek when they take on Leicester City at St Mary's on Tuesday (20:00 GMT).