Southampton legend Franny Benali wants Ralph Hasenhuttl and his men to use the 9-0 thumping Leicester inflicted on them 18 months ago as fuel for today’s FA Cup semi-final.
Leicester were rampant on a miserable night on the South Coast with Ayoze Perez and Jamie Vardy bagging a hat-trick apiece as their side took advantage of Ryan Bertrand’s early sending-off.
And Benali, who was part of the Saints squad who last played in an FA Cup semi in 2003, said: “It upsets a lot — if not most — Saints supporters whenever the 9-0 gets mentioned but it happened. “And, to be honest, I don’t mind it being brought up because I know that if I was in that dressing-room I’d still feel it reinforces a purpose and a reason to do something positive in a game
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