Iain Macintosh says Russell Martin looked ‘helpless’ on the touchline during Southampton’s 3-1 loss to Bournemouth on Monday.

Southampton manager Russell Martin questioned his side’s character following their 3-1 defeat by Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Monday. Goals from Evanilson, Dango Ouattara, and Antoine Semenyo helped the home side race into a 3-0 lead after 39 minutes,

There were no Saints, only sinners. For 45 minutes Southampton may as well have cashed in their chips and returned to the Championship such was the way they were simply destroyed by a rampant Bournemouth in the kind of performance that heaps further pressure on their manager Russell Martin.