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Ronald Koeman delighted with Southampton performance

Southampton boss Ronald Koeman hails his players following Sunday's 4-2 win over Manchester City in the Premier League.

By Matt Law, Football Editor | 01 May 2016

Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has paid tribute to his players following Sunday's 4-2 success over Manchester City in the Premier League.

A close-range finish from Shane Long and a Sadio Mane hat-trick saw the Saints overcome Manuel Pellegrini's side to move above Liverpool and into seventh position in the Premier League table.

Koeman's side are now just two points off sixth-placed West Ham United, and the Dutchman is targeting an improvement on last season's Premier League finish of seventh.

"It's very good to win against teams like City. You have to be at your best. The first 45 minutes we played great football. Even in the second half we did everything you need to do," Koeman told Sky Sports News.

"It's an important win because we are still fighting for Europe. We have passed Liverpool and that's good. We need two more wins. Last year was a fantastic season with 60 points. We have 57 now – maybe we can do better than last season, which would be incredible."

Next up for Southampton in the Premier League is a trip to Tottenham Hotspur on May 8.

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P	Leicester City Leicester	44	30	4	10	86	39	47	94
2	Leeds United Leeds	45	27	9	9	80	41	39	90
3	Ipswich Town Ipswich	44	26	12	6	88	56	32	90
4	Southampton	45	25	9	11	85	62	23	84
5	Norwich City Norwich	45	21	10	14	79	63	16	73
6	West Bromwich Albion West Brom	45	20	12	13	67	47	20	72
7	Hull City	45	19	13	13	68	59	9	70
8	Middlesbrough	45	19	9	17	68	61	7	66
9	Coventry City Coventry	44	17	13	14	68	55	13	64
10	Preston North End Preston	44	18	9	17	56	61	-5	63
11	Bristol City	45	17	11	17	53	47	6	62
12	Cardiff City Cardiff	45	19	5	21	51	65	-14	62
13	Swansea City Swansea	45	15	12	18	59	64	-5	57
14	Watford	45	13	17	15	60	58	2	56
15	Sunderland	45	16	8	21	52	52	0	56
16	Millwall	45	15	11	19	44	55	-11	56
17	Queens Park Rangers QPR	45	14	11	20	45	57	-12	53
18	Stoke City Stoke	45	14	11	20	45	60	-15	53
19	Blackburn Rovers Blackburn	45	13	11	21	58	74	-16	50
20	Sheffield Wednesday Sheff Weds	45	14	8	23	42	68	-26	50
21	Plymouth Argyle Plymouth	45	12	12	21	58	70	-12	48
22	Birmingham City Birmingham	45	12	11	22	49	65	-16	47
23	Huddersfield Town Huddersfield	45	9	18	18	48	75	-27	45
R	Rotherham United Rotherham	45	4	12	29	32	87	-55	24