Saints get rid of 'worst ever' tag to dent City push

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SOUTHAMPTON finally rid themselves of the spectre of being crowned the joint worst team in Premier League history after somehow holding Manchester City to a goalless draw.

Rock-bottom and already relegated, Saints battled to secure their 12th point of a sorry season which eased them past Derby's record low tally of 11 in 2007/08.

This may have been one of the most one-sided 0-0 draws in Premier League history, with City having 72 per cent possession, 26 shots to Southampton's two and 68 touches in the Saints box compared to just seven for the hosts.

But no one of a red and white persuasion on the south coast cared when the final whistle blew to give Saints a crumb of comfort, however small, from a dreadful campaign.

The result meant Manchester City missed the chance to pile the pressure on second-placed Arsenal.