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Brendan Rodgers Reveals He Ordered Leicester Players to 'Punish' Southampton During Record Win

Brendan Rodgers told his Leicester City players to 'punish' ten-man Southampton when he addressed them during half-time in their 9-0 destruction of the Saints.

Ayoze Perez and Jamie Vardy both collected hat-tricks in the triumph, which equalled the record winning margin for a Premier League match. It was also the competition's biggest ever away victory and heaped more pressure on under-fire Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl, who is now favourite to be the next top-flight manager to get the sack.

Ben Chilwell had given the Foxes the lead inside ten minutes at St. Mary's, before Saints defender Ryan Bertrand was dismissed for a wild lunge.