BOSS Ralph Hasenhuttl described Wednesday night's victory over Levante as a "good test" after his side triumphed 1-0 at St Mary's.

Kyle Walker-Peters scored a brilliant winner, drilling a shot across into the bottom corner for his first goal in Saints colours.

It maintained Saints' unbeaten run of results in pre-season, after a behind-closed-doors draw against Fulham and comfortable victories over both Cardiff and Swansea last week.

And while the main talking point of the evening was Danny Ings's £30million departure to join Aston Villa, Hasenhuttl was pleased with what he saw on the pitch against the Spanish opposition.

Hasenhuttl said: "I must say it was a good test against a side that forces a little bit more than the other two (Cardiff and Swansea) we’ve had so far.

"What I wanted to see was that we are still fighting for having the clean sheet.

"I think our transition game was not that clinical like in the last games where we scored a little bit more often, because it was sometimes not quick.

"It was a little bit too sloppy sometimes, the passes in the final third. But overall it was a good test for us.

"We tried to give the players 90 minutes and on Saturday (against Athletic Bilbao) the second group comes with the 90-minute chance to show up, so that everybody has the chance to play 90 minutes in the pre-season and they should know how it feels.

"For this I think it was a very good evening. We scored one goal, could score a little bit more often I think, but in the end a good test."

Asked if he feels this win will help breed confidence ahead of the Premier League opener against Everton on August 14, Hasenhuttl added: "The Premier League is always something different.

"You never know how good you are or how far you are. But we are really working hard to get better.

"But I think getting more clean sheets is the key of getting better in the league table. I think this is what we need to do."