“I knew we were playing against a very good team – and that the more you attack the less you defend.
“In general we were better than them in the last 20 minutes of the first half and they were better in the first 20 minutes of the second half.
“A fair result, although it could have been 1-1 or 2-2 as both teams had chances.
“The atmosphere was great. The fans were excellent.”
Southampton boss Russell Martin told BBC Radio Solent:
“I’m quite pleased with the result. It was a tight game against a good team In a brilliant atmosphere.
“I would have liked a clean sheet before the game so I’m happy with that. We had to defend well.
“We should have caused a few more problems for them but It isn’t easy.
“The risk outweighed the reward with Che Adams. He has only trained very little, mainly resting and recovering. We are really positive about Friday. Hopefully he’ll be back involved.”
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