Saints’ Pell awaits axe

SOUTHAMPTON manager Mauricio Pellegrino faces the sack at the end of the season, even if he leads them to Premier League survival.

The Saints board have already started drawing up a short list of potential replacements for Pellegrino (above), who has won just five of his 29 league games in charge.

Fulham’s Slavisa Jokanovic and Ostersund coach Graham Potter are among those on the radar.

Many Saints fans want Pellegrino fired immediately, but vice-chairman of football Les Reed is reluctant to make a change before the summer.