Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg did not mince words when criticizing his side after they threw away a 2-0 lead at home to Brighton in the Premier League.

The Saints were pegged back for a draw, which is a huge disappointment considering they were two up with less than half an hour to go.

And Hojbjerg, who scored the opening goal from outside the box, was furious at his teammates.

"It's not good enough," Hojbjerg told Sky Sports. "2-0 up against an opponent we have to beat.

"If you want to be serious this year, you don't do it [lose a lead]. We had all the possibilities and somehow we didn't manage to do what we had to do.

"We did good for most of the game. If you do good and go 2-0 up and let them come back it's not good enough.

"What did they have in the first 60 minutes? One long ball and a header?

"If you want to be serious and a contender you cannot let games like this go. We needed to take three points today.

"Maybe there's a hangover from last year, nervousness. Maybe we need to get that out of the system."