Southampton have confirmed the appointment of Claude Puel as their new manager via the club's official Twitter page. Don't believe me? Here's the evidence below Detective Inspector Doubting Thomas:

Admittedly, the 54-year-old is a bit of an unknown in England, having spent his entire playing and managerial career over in the French top flight.

That being said, his record is nothing to be sniffed at, winning the Ligue 1 title with Monaco back in 2000 and managing over 150 games with his three next employers - Lille, Lyon and most recently Nice.

Some Saints fans were quick to welcome Puel to St. Mary's:

Yet, not everybody is convinced by the former defensive midfielder, especially following two sensational seasons under now-Everton boss Ronald Koeman (is there now a he-who-shall-not-be-named scenario on the south coast? If so, I apologise.)

Accordingly, other Southampton supporters felt the need to vent their frustrations:

In typical Twitter banter, meanwhile, the rest of the internet simply took the mickey:

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