Southampton’s 2-1 defeat to Newcastle was a gut-punch for the club, yet Danny Ings yet again proved to be the Saints’ man of the moment.
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Keep doing your thing @IngsDanny! #MondayMotivation pic.twitter.com/9fozkVFXjV
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) December 9, 2019
The former Liverpool striker scored in his fifth consecutive game for Southampton in the Premier League, bringing his season tally up to 11 for the season in all competitions as stats from Transfermarkt show as Ings continues his purple patch for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side.
Will Southampton claim Premier League survival?
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Ings’ form in recent weeks has been nothing short of spectacular, but it hasn’t been enough to keep Southampton out of the relegation zone for good as this weekend saw the Saints drop back into the bottom three as results around the division went against the Saints.
And Southampton fans on social media were sympathetic for Ings given all the hard work the striker has been doing in recent weeks for the side. Here’s what some Saints fans had to say on Twitter about the attacker’s form…
Feel for the lad! Doing his bit upfront and the back line let him done
— Danny K (@DannySaint1) December 9, 2019
Just a big shame that the rest of the team doesn’t have the same standard.
— Dean Watson (@Sarcastic_Dean) December 9, 2019
He is certainly playing his part.
— Stuart Hack (@HackStuart) December 9, 2019
Great that he keeps scoring but another late goal cost us the game!
— Adrian Weir (@AMJWeir) December 9, 2019
in love
— Djenepo FC (@StFletchFC) December 9, 2019
All our defenders should apologise to Danny ings for constantly undoing all his good work
— Phil Moore (@methiminagaybar) December 9, 2019
Ings’ tally of nine goals in the Premier League takes the Southampton star up to the same amount of strikes as the likes of Harry Kane, Sergio Agero and Sadio Mane as the Premier League’s official website shows.
