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Ralph Hasenhuttl suda for Danny Ings’ form after English striker injured his knee in Southampton’s 4-3 win at Aston Villa.
Ings scored the Saints’ fourth afternoon goal, but had to be treated behind in the game and substituted in the 85th minute.
The 28-year-old has already scored goals in the first seven games of the season and a draw would be a heavy blow to Southampton.
At his post-match press conference, Saints chief Hasnehuttl obviously got involved about the extent of the injury right in front of him.
He said: “It was a very complicated match, maybe (the game) was too complicated.
“Ingsy (injury) doesn’t look good. It’s just for me and we know his story with our knees. “
Ings has already suffered an anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and a severe right knee in Liverpool and spent a total of 18 months on the sidelines.
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Hasenhuttl has shown that the striker, who scored 22 league goals in the last crusade, will go through a scanner to determine the extent of the injury.
He added, “Danny without delay screaming” my knee, my knee!”It doesn’t look good. “
Southampton manager also showed that Ryan Bertrand and Jan Bednarek were injured in the Premier League draw, but an exciting victory in the Midlands has given encouragement.
The Saints took a 4-0 lead in Villa Park thanks to Jannik Vestergaard’s headbutt, James Ward-Prowse’s two free throws and an inger strike.
But they were scared to death when Villa recovered, Tyrone Mings fired one after a corner shot, while Ollie Watkins and Jack Grealish struck in extra time.
The result puts Southampton in 3rd place in the table, while Villa dropped to 6th place after his impressive start to the season ended with consecutive defeats.
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