Southampton striker Danny Ings hailed the character shown for victory over Burnley.
Saints were 2-0 down before fighting back to win 3-2, with Ings involved in all three goals - scoring once.
“We didn't start good enough, I think we knew that," Ings told the club's website “Going two down, that triggered us that we needed to be better and from that moment I think we controlled the game for the most part until they were chasing at the end.
“We created a lot of chances today which has been quite tough in recent weeks. To get the win after the international break is huge and something we can build on.
“Having been there [Burnley] for a few years I know all about it and how tough it can be to play against, I thought the lads showed great character to get back into the game and we kept going. In the end we were throwing our bodies on the line to make sure we got the three points.
“You talk about Premier League survival, it goes to show how difficult it has been for us this year. The form that we had at the start of the season compared to where we were at before the international break. To put that behind us, to start afresh and start with a win is huge and something we can build on.
“I think it's the work on the training pitch. Us as players know that as a team other results haven't been good enough, we wanted to put that right.
“We put the work in over the international break, quite a few lads were away with their countries but now we're back together, back on the training pitch and working hard.
“It's been quite an interrupted season for me personally, it's been quite difficult to get going but now that I'm back fit I want to keep scoring and helping the team as much as I can.
“I'm extremely happy. I've worked hard whilst I've been out to make sure I'm in the best shape possible to come back into and I thought that it showed in the game.
“Team goals come before personal goals in my opinion but more results like today would be fantastic."