Mick Channon says Southampton were wrong to sack Claude Puel.

Channon, who made over 500 appearances for the club over two spells on the south coast, believes the 55-year-old was harshly treated.

"Well I don't think he did a bad job," Channon told BBC Radio Five Live's Sportsweek programme.

"I don't know the politics of it. They never scored goals, they didn't win games at the end of the year.

"They should have won the League Cup - if they had would they have sacked him?

"It wasn't his fault Charlie Austin was injured for most of the season.

"Why sack someone if you've got no-one better? Personally I think they were wrong to sack him."