Sacked Southampton manager Russell Martin awkwardly claimed he will 'keep working and fighting at the club' just 12 minutes before he was axed from his position.
The 38-year-old departed his rule in the late hours of Sunday evening after watching his Saints side collapse to a 5-0 humbling against Spurs - with every goal coming during a dismal first-half for the hosts.
Southampton look set to drop straight back down to the Championship just one season after winning promotion with the club currently bottom of the division with just five points from 16 games.