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Southampton fans’ worst fears were realised in midweek as it was confirmed leading scorer Danny Ings will be missing until around Christmas after undergoing knee surgery.
While by no means a one-man team, Ings’ absence will come as a huge blow to Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side, given so much of their attacking play is centred around the 28-year-old.
He was an ever-present last season, scoring 21 times in 38 Premier League games and looked on course to perhaps better that figure, having netted five in his opening seven matches this term. Fortunately, it seems Ings’ latest knee trouble is nowhere near as serious as the ligament damage that ruined his time at Liverpool.
But Saints will still have to soldier on for six weeks, starting with Friday’s visit of Newcastle – and their record without Ings will not bring home fans much optimism.
The England striker last missed a significant chunk of action during 2018-19, when on loan at Southampton from Liverpool, and Saints lost nine of 13 games when he was unavailable.
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