Southampton defender James Bree believes his Championship experience stands him in good stead for next term.

The Saints will play in the second division of English football after relegation from the Premier League.

The 25-year-old, who was signed to play under sacked manager Nathan Jones, also spoke about his old boss.

He told Daily Echo: “It's just football really.

"I came in under Nathan and the situation he was in at the moment, they were struggling at the time and it's just something that I knew could happen.

“I was willing to come in and give it my best shot. I wanted to play in the Premier League and I've come and done that, not as much as I would have liked but it's what's happened," he added.

“It's been quite strange, personally, but obviously with the situations he (Ruben Selles) was in I think it was just one of those things where the manager had to pick the team he thought was going to win and get us out of that situation.

“So I've just been plugging away the last couple of months, keeping fit and obviously preparing myself for a moment if it ever came."