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Long: Saints want silverware
- Updated: December 18, 2016
Shane Long says Southampton’s ultimate goal this season is to win silverware, with the club set to face Liverpool in the EFL Cup semi-finals in January.
Saints, who play Bournemouth on Super Sunday in the Premier League, have not won a major trophy since beating Manchester United in the 1976 FA Cup final.
They finished sixth in the league last season – their highest top-flight finish since 1985 – and Long says winning a cup is their next milestone.
Speaking ahead of their Super Sunday clash, the Southampton striker said: “A bit of silverware would be nice and we want to push again for Europe by pushing up the table as far as we can.
“We are in the semi-final of the EFL Cup now and we have a big enough squad to deal with those competitions.
“It is a great opportunity for us to get some silverware. It’s a long way away to think about it, we have a lot of games between then and now, but that would be the ultimate goal.
“We have come on so far over the last six or seven years as a club and it’s the only thing missing at the moment.
“Last year was a big achievement but to bring a cup back to the club would be a big achievement too.”
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