THE ENGINE ROOM OF FOOTBALL

Hughes makes perfect start at Saints

MARK HUGHES claims Southampton’s players used their hurt as motivation to fire them to Wembley.

Hughes (left) says his new Saints squad had been stung by criticism as they slid down the Premier League.

And he was delighted by their response as goals from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Cedric Soares (right) ended Wigan’s giantkilling run to reach their first FA Cup semifinal since 2003.

“I have seen good quality, good application and a group of players who have maybe been hurt by criticism they

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SUPER SAINTS Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg leads the celebrations after scoring the first Saints goal with Cedric Soares (top right) making it 2-0