Southampton are eight points adrift of safety at the foot of the Premier League after winning just once in 16 games..

Ivan Juric said he will try to implement a high-intensity brand of football at Southampton as he bids to guide the Premier League strugglers out of the relegation zone.

Southampton have confirmed the appointment of Ivan Juric as their new manager. The Athletic reported on Friday that the Premier League club had agreed a deal with Juric and the Croatian has now signed a one-and-a-half-year deal.

Ivan Juric has predicted Southampton could do an exceptional job by staying up this season and says he is obsessed with developing players.

Ivan Juric has been hired as the manager of Southampton. He's been quickly challenged with the task of preserving Southampton's place in the Premier League.

Ivan Jurić – a fan of Napalm Death, Carcass and Obituary – says he’ll bring an “aggressive” style of football comparable to death metal music

Don’t look now, but the Premier League might just have gotten a little more metal. That’s because Ivan Juric has been named as the new manager of the Southampton Football Club, hoping to right their path after a dreadful start to the current season.