Claude Puel says he and the Saints squad are as angry as the fans after their goalless draw against Hull.

The Saints boss was booed when he took off Manolo Gabbiadini in the second half, with the manager also targeted by a section of frustrated fans as he went down the tunnel at full time.

There were plenty of jeers aimed at the team as well, with the St Mary’s faithful increasingly frustrated at the club’s lacklustre home form.

Puel said: “The people, the fans, like Gabbi and it’s an important player but it was difficult also for us and all the players today.

“It was to find other solutions and perhaps like Shane behind the defenders because it was difficult to find Gabbi and how he can play on the pitch. We have others possibilities with Shane, with Jay, and it’s important to try other things and find the good thing.

“It’s not the fault of Gabbi because the team was too slow on the play today to make the difference and my responsibility, our responsibility, and we are angry about this because it was not enough and the draw is normal and we have to accept this and play another game, a good game, against Liverpool.”

He added: “I think it’s not a disappointment today because we cannot put the good thing and the good ingredients to play better and to find a solution against this good team.

“It was not enough on the quality, on the rhythm, on the intensity of the game.

“It was not enough to put pressure on this team and to find the good space.

“It was not enough because our play was too poor and too slow and this was not possible.

“Also congratulations for this team (Hull) because it was an important game for them also and they defend very well with a strong defensive unit and with quality and technical play and we saw this in the first half for example.

“For us it was not enough and of course we can win this game at the end with a penalty and lose with the last free kick against us and a draw is normal because it was not enough and it was bad day for us.”