Speaking exclusively to Football FanCast, ex-Southampton player Carlton Palmer gave his opinion on the style of football his former side are playing.

Under Ralph Hasenhuttl, the Saints have gained a reputation for pressing, something the Austrian has discussed in the past. Earlier in the season, while acknowledging that pressing is part of their game, Hasenhuttl was quick to make it clear that there was more to this Southampton team than just running around.

Since then, the south coast club have been under the microscope for a dreadful run of form, which has included a 9-0 thrashing at the hands of Manchester United, and Palmer believes this pressing approach to matches is playing a part.

Discussing the subject in an exclusive interview with FFC, Palmer said:

"Maybe they've looked at the way that they're playing the pressing game and whether they can actually play the pressing game for 90 minutes. It's very difficult to play that pressing game for 90 minutes.

"If you look at the way Man City do it, to be fair, Man City have 90% of the ball, but the way Man City do it, it's not a full-court press for 90 minutes and it's more of a pushing people into areas to intercept the ball. It's a much more educated and structured way of doing it at Man City."

Heading into their clash against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane, Southampton have lost eight of their last nine Premier League fixtures. Whatever the issue is, Hasenhuttl must address it quickly before the south coast club end up getting dragged into a relegation battle.

And with games against teams around them, such as Brighton, Burnley, West Brom and Crystal Palace, there is not a better time than now for the former RB Leipzig manager to get the team going again.