Southampton name Hasenhuttl as new manager

Southampton name Hasenhuttl as new manager
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - RB Leipzig vs Schalke 04 - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany - January 13, 2018 RB Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhuttl before the match REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo Copyright Hannibal Hanschke(Reuters)
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(Reuters) - Southampton have appointed Austrian Ralph Hasenhuttl on a 2-1/2 year contract to replace the sacked Mark Hughes as manager, the struggling Premier League club said in a statement on Wednesday.

Southampton fired Welshman Hughes after a 2-2 draw at home to Manchester United last weekend left the south-coast club in the relegation zone with one win from 14 league matches.

Hasenhuttl guided newly-promoted RB Leipzig to second place in the Bundesliga in the 2016-17 season before leaving the club in May this year after a dispute over a new contract.

The 51-year-old ex-Austria forward will be Saints' fourth manager in two years with Claude Puel and Mauricio Pellegrino also being sacked since Ronald Koeman left for Everton in 2016.

(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Ken Ferris)

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