"It was a battle. Credit to Southampton - they made it hard for us - but three points was the all-important thing," he said after the game.
"Sometimes in this league it's not about playing well - it's about points, and the boys have battled well today and I think we've deserved it.
"It's important to build on results like West Brom and today's we've done that and we need to take this to the Chelsea game aswell."
