'We had some big moments' - Martinpublished at 17:31 26 October 2024
Southampton boss Russell Martin has been speaking to BBC Match of the Day following the defeat: "I'm proud of them. The courage they had and the build-up was incredible. We had some big moments, so I'm proud of that as well.
"I think we had more [chances] than most coming here. The level of courage and intensity to run and play football in our way was incredible. We will take a lot of belief from today. Not just the defending, the character after going 1-0 down early and the character to play in the way we want to.
"If we are going to lose, at least we will do it in a way that we can be proud of."
On Manchester City's goal: "The gap for Erling Haaland is too big. We worked on trying not to leave him one-on-one too often in the box, but he is the best in the business at that."
On whether he feels confident that points are coming: "I see enough, with discipline and mentality, that the lads believe in what they do. We have to maintain that.
"We should have more points on the board and we have to keep working in our way. Today we were more us than we have been in a long time, and if we carry that forward we will be fine."