New Southampton boss Mark Hughes is delighted to be back at St Mary's.

Hughes has succeeded Mauricio Pellegrino, taking the job to the end of the season.

He said: "It was a decision that I felt I wanted to take in terms of being a positive one.

"This is a club I know and clearly it has changed beyond all recognition in comparison to when I was first here as a player.

"From my point of view it was important that when I did come back in it was at a club I felt it could move forward.

"This is different to normal circumstances. It is a short contract and for me and from myself and my staff that allows us to focus on the job in hand.

"We have to use every minute of every day that we are here to make sure we get the right results that the team and the club needs."

Hughes added: "I would like to think we will do the job here and fulfill our remit then maybe there would be discussions about it.

"That is not pressure I am trying to put on anybody else but it would be the consequence of whether we are successful in this short period.

"I am not concentrating on that, it's about the here and now and getting on with the job in hand."