After what felt like weeks of speculation over the club’s new manager, Southampton have officially appointed Mauricio Pellegrino.
The Argentine has signed a three-year contract with Saints and will succeed Claude Puel – who was sacked by the club just over a week ago.
As usual, the ever-present Southampton faithful have taken to Twitter to say how they feel about the new boss. We’ve taken a look at some of the best tweets reacting to Pellegrino’s appointment.
Twitter: I am actually excited about Mauricio pellegrino. I have a far more optimistic feel about his appointment as opposed to Puel #saintsfc (@MarcTR4)
Twitter: Got a great feeling about Mauricio Pellegrino at #saintsfc. Admittedly don’t know a tonne about him but excited by the reading I have done. (@alexmcinnes16)
Twitter: Poch had the football. Koeman had the results. Puel had the youth. Les Reed thinks Pellegrino has a bit of it all.… https://t.co/mR8to2woLg (@SFC_Kristian)
Twitter: i’m so excited about pellegrino, i’m sure he’ll be a success here. hopefully the board back him in the transfer window #saintsfc (@sfcvkyle)
Twitter: I think #SaintsFC have nabbed a good one in Pellegrino. Shades of Pochettino about him and he should know a bit about PL from time at #LFC. (@KHeneage)
Twitter: Pellegrino is a good move for #saintsfc. Couldn’t have done any better with Aláves last season. (@harrydecosemo)
Twitter: Southampton have proven again that they’ve one of the most professional thorough forward thinking selection process of managers in the world (@GuillemBalague)
Twitter: Don’t know too much about Pellegrino but hope for exciting football aiming for Europe! Welcome #SaintPellegrino #SaintsFC (@MarkReed913)
Twitter: Mauricio Pellegrino follows the pattern of his predecessors: Pochettino, Koeman, Puel. No reason to think he won’t be successful #saintsfc (@felixkeith)
Twitter: Credit to #saintsfc for a swift appointment. Now Pellegrino needs to hit the ground running and convince key players to stay and strengthen (@alex_crook)
