Southampton boss Ivan Juric was irritated by the way his side failed to manage the game from a goal up in their 3-1 defeat to Manchester United.

The Saints took a first-half lead through a Manuel Ugarte own goal and held on until the final 10 minutes, before an Amad Diallo hat-trick condemned them to defeat.

They remain bottom of the Premier League on six points from 21 matches, 10 points short of safety.

Juric said: "As a team, we did a really good game for 70 to 75 minutes. Everything was almost perfect - but we had to score more goals.

"But there is a moment you have to be a little bit more evil, manage the game differently, and we didn't do that.

"We were really bad at managing the game. You cannot play 95 minutes at the same level. There is a moment when you have to manage things differently.

"I have to be honest, I expected a little bit more of everybody [the substitutes] when they came in. They have to give us more energy, more intensity.

"You have to win the throw-ins, win the fouls. We lost some balls in the middle and I didn't like it. It's really a pity, it's a shame that we play like this and lose."

Juric is refusing to give up on masterminding one of the greatest escapes in Premier League history, claiming his side are playing well enough to pick up more points.

They had five shots on target in the first half of the game, the most they have managed in any opening period of a Premier League match this season, but are now winless in 18 away games at this level.

The Saints manager said: "It has to be a positive thing for us that they can play like this against Manchester United.

"If they are competitive here, they can be in every game. I think the guys understand we have to work even harder to get fitter and we will see in the next game."