Southampton were 5-0 down at half-time against Leicester in October 2019Southampton’s Ryan Bertrand says the 9-0 thrashing by Leicester a year ago felt “like relegation” – but that it galvanised the club.Sunday’s home match with Everton marks the one-year anniversary of the slump at St Mary’s, which equalled the biggest defeat in the Premier League.Saints recovered to finish 11th last season and Bertrand said: “Since then, we’ve gone from strength to strength.”It’s a testament to the manager and the club. We’ve really come together.”Jamie Vardy and Ayoze Perez scored hat-tricks in that extraordinary match on 25 October 2019, as Leicester recorded the biggest away win in the entire history of the English top flight, stretching back to 1888.It equalled the biggest Premier League win – Manchester United’s 9-0 victory over Ipswich Town at Old Trafford on 4 March 1995.For Southamp… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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