Southampton fans slate Stephens after his mistake leads to Arsenal’s second goal

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Southampton’s initial resurgence under Ralph Hasenhuttl was propelled by a stunning comeback win against Arsenal in December, but there was to be no repeat at the Emirates Stadium yesterday.

The Saints’ trip to north London yesterday was pretty much over before it had begun, as two first half goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Henrikh Mkhitaryan got the job done for the home side.

And Jack Stephens was at fault for the Armenian’s goal, and Southampton will struggle to get away from the Premier League drop zone if they continue to defend as poorly as that.

That’s the point that the Southampton supporters were making on Twitter after that second goal went in to pretty much seal the victory for the hosts.

Stephens was subbed off at half time and some of the fans want to see Maya Yoshida get the nod ahead of the Englishman in the coming weeks, which will be crucial in their side’s bid to beat the drop.

We’ve taken a look at the most exasperated reaction from the fans who are desperate to see their team survive but know they must defend better if they are to do that…

https://twitter.com/ollie_strode/status/1099675998822559750

https://twitter.com/HarryJayQuirk/status/1099675996415033344

https://twitter.com/anonymouserp/status/1099676052908064768

https://twitter.com/ArthurGoddard13/status/1099676607776739328