Southampton boss Mark Hughes admits they need to start scoring goals again.

Hughes concedes finding their goalscoring form will be key to climbing the table.

He said: "I would like to think I have an insight into how you can improve forward play.

"We have good quality players here who have decent records in terms of their playing career scoring wise.

"We have got to bring out the best elements of their play, the most effective elements of their attacking play, and make sure the team as a whole benefits from good creativity and movement in the final third and the team itself understands when the ball comes in and we are attacking that we have to have certain numbers and to get into good areas.

"These are fundamentals from my point of view and that is the focus leading into the first game at the weekend.

"We need to create chances. We are in a situation we need to win games and draws and clearly losses are not going to be enough."