Graziano Pelle admits the lack of scrutiny at Southampton is helping his game.

The Italy striker concedes there's less pressure playing at St Mary's when compared with other clubs.

“Here is not Manchester, where after a bad game everybody is talking and giving their impressions," he told the Guardian.

“I come from Italy, where the pressure is on top of you, but here is more relaxed, it's a nice environment. Everybody is working hard from the physio to the coaching staff. There are great people working around us and they give us the feeling that it just depends on us if we do well because they give us everything we need. So it's up to you to work to achieve what you want. I am more mature now and I know what I want."