Club confirms exit after 13th loss in 16 league gamesUnder-21s manager Simon Rusk to take interim charge
Russell Martin has been sacked as Southampton manager after the Premier League’s bottom club’s heavy 5-0 defeat to Tottenham proved the final act of his reign.
Having guided the club’s return to the top division via last season’s Championship playoffs, beating Leeds in the final, Martin has struggled since Southampton’s promotion. He leaves Saints bottom of the Premier League on five points from 16 matches.
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