Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has lost the trust of several players and there is surprise within the dressing room that he was not sacked over the summer.
Sources have described the Austrian becoming increasingly detached from his squad and there was said to be unrest and dissent during Saturday’s 4-1 defeat by Tottenham, in which he made a double substitution at half-time and later labelled the performance ‘simply not good enough’.
Sportsmail understands that some players spoke to members of the club’s hierarchy at the end of last season and expressed concern over Hasenhuttl’s management. Saints lost 10 of their final 13 matches of 2021-22 in all competitions.