Rishi Sunak watched on as Southampton were relegated from the Premier League SaintsFC
Fulham’s Twitter admin aimed a cheeky tweet at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he watched Southampton get relegated.and return to the Championship.It was soon wiped away by Fulham
Carlos Vinicius had given the away side the lead shortly after half-time, before a returning Aleksandar Mitrovic headed in with 18 minutes to play to sendThe Serbian was playing for the first time after an eight-game suspension and had only been on the pitch for a handful of minutes before finding the net.Shortly after the Serbian put the final nail in the coffin, the television cameras panned over to Sunak who looked miserable.
The Southampton-born Conservative party leader was making a rare appearance at his local club, but picked a bad match, with the team now ending their 11-year Premier League stay.It read: “Sorry, the only Prime Minister we recognise is Hugh Grant.”The Hollywood star played the role of PM in Love Actually and is a huge Fulham fan.
For Southampton, a miserable season sees the south coast side 20th in the table and eight points from safety with only six points left up for grabs. The team have gone through three different managers this season, Ralph Hasenhuttl, Nathan Jones, and now Ruben Selles.None of them could do much to save the Saints, who now have the fewest league wins with six, and second-worst attacking record with 31 goals.to replace Selles and build towards a top flight return.
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