Of two events that happened at Southampton this year, it is difficult to know which one was more surprising.
On 6 November, Saints beat Newcastle to go top of the Premier League for the first time, a landmark achievement which came five months after manager Ralph Hasenhuttl signed a four-year contract extension.
The latter development - a rarity at a club where manager turnover has been high - means that even if the 53-year-old Austrian only stays in his job until the end of 2021, he will have been manager for at least 130 games. The last Saints boss to do that was Chris Nicholl, who was in charge when the Saints were last top of English football's top flight and was sacked in 1991.