THE FANS’ VERDICTS

JAY WHITTLE (Guest Fan Verdict)

Every great journey must come to an end. It just wasn’t meant to be for the Latics yesterday. Wigan did the town proud in this competition and can keep their heads held high. Good luck to Southampton, they were deserved winners who took their chances well. STAR MAN: CHRISTIAN WALTON

SAM COX (freshsaints.com)

Mark Hughes’s words at half-time changed the match because Wigan were better than us in the first half. Hojbjerg grabbed a deserved goal for his strong performances this season. After Manolo Gabbiadini missed his penalty, Saints fans were fearing the worst, but ecstasy ensued as Cedric sealed it. STAR MAN: PIERRE-EMILE HOJBJERG