George Burley believes his young side will learn from their FA Cup defeat at Manchester City.
Saints crashed out 3-1 in the fourth round at the City of Manchester stadium as they were outclassed by their Premiership opponents.
But there was no disgrace in defeat and Burley was positive despite the result.
He said: "It was a good cup tie.
"We came here and worked our socks off but the goals came at a bad time.
"We took the lead but conceded one not long after and then right on half-time and the third goal killed us.
"No complaints - Man City deserved it. We gave it everything but it wasn't quite enough."
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