Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino has said that his side deserved more out of their loss to Everton at Goodison Park this afternoon.

Both sides played attacking football to make the game an attractive prospect for any neutrals, however, Romelu Lukaku struck in the second half to give the hosts a 2-1 victory.

"I think overall the game was a very good game with both teams proposing attacking football. It was good going forward football," said Pochettino, according to Sky Sports News.

"It is a shame because we leave with nothing and I think we deserved a lot more from this game. I think overall the team played very well and there were many phases of the game where we were superior to Everton.

"It's clear that we are a young team but it's a team that has a personality, it has a certain attacking style that it tries to always impose that attacking style wherever it's playing. It always tries to go for the three points, to go for the win."

Southampton currently occupy ninth spot in the Premier League table.