All those associated with the south Londoners couldn't have wished for a better start to the club's 2020/21 Premier League campaign.
Whilst James McCarthy and James McArthur dominated Southampton's midfield pairing of Oriel Romeu and James Ward-Prowse. The back five excelled from the first to the final whistle.
In the final third, Wilfried Zaha flourished in pre-season as a striker alongside Jordan Ayew, and that continued against Southampton. And Andros Townsend enjoyed the freedom he was being offered by Ryan Bertrand the Saints' left.