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- Updated: September 15, 2016
Southampton manager Claude Puel refused to guarantee Charlie Austin a starting spot, despite the striker’s double inspiring Saints to a 3-0 defeat of Sparta Prague.
Austin was Southampton’s most influential player as they began their Europa League campaign with a convincing victory. He scored twice, having won the penalty from which he gave them the lead and also had a header ruled out for offside.
His movement and partnership with Shane Long also impressed in only his second start of the season. Despite him being among seven changes to the team that lost 2-1 at Arsenal on Saturday, however, Puel did not say he had done enough to remain in his starting XI when Southampton host Swansea on …
