Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino is delighted with the praise coming his way from striker Ricki Lambert.

Lambert has urged the club to hand his manager a new contract.

Pochettino, whose current deal expires at the end of next season, said: "The best compliment a manager can get is that a player, publicly, says that, so I am very happy to hear it.

"Regarding any new negotiations, there is no changes from last week until now."