Southampton's stance on a particularly hot topic has been revealed.

Following Moussa Marega's awful treatment in a recent clash between Porto and Vitória de Guimarães - in which he was subjected to racist abuse, before trying to leave the pitch only for his teammates to try and stop him, while the referee also booked him - Vice reacted.

The popular media outlet got in touch with every Premier League club to ask what they would do if one of their players also attempted to leave the field of play after receiving similar treatment to Marega.

You can see what Southampton's stance on the matter is below.

What did they say?

Vice revealed that Southampton said: "As a club, we would support a player's decision wholeheartedly."

Portrays them in a good light

As a result of the engagement this article has generated - the man who wrote it, Dipo Faloyin, saw his tweet of the piece earn almost 2k retweets and over 4k likes - it was important that Southampton didn't make themselves look bad when responding to the question.

Their answer is short, simple and effective. It details that they will not allow one of their players to feel the isolation that Marega surely felt at Porto, and also shows that they will not tolerate racist abuse in any way.

Southampton's stance is a simple one, but it was key for them to answer well - clubs such as Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Wolves declined to comment on the matter, which raises question marks over what their exacts thoughts on the matter actually are.

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There is only one right answer to Faloyin's question, and Southampton represented themselves well.

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