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While Eddie Howe took a moment to reflect on an excellent first year in charge of Newcastle, Ralph Hasenhuttl’s time at Southampton is on the brink of ending.

The Austrian’s position at the club is hanging by the flimsiest of threads in the wake of an eighth defeat in 14 games, which left his side in the bottom three.

That they have taken only 17 points since March is one measure of a prolonged slump, with suggestions that the Saints hierarchy have decided to make a change, albeit with the dilemma of whether to formally drop the axe before or during the World Cup.