JUBILANT Ralph Hasenhuttl claimed that victories such as Saints’ last gasp win away at Tottenham was “why we love this job”.

The Austrian was in a very happy mood after his side fight back to win 3-2 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

What made the win even more impressive is that Saints came from behind twice – with Armando Broja’s first half-equaliser followed by headers from Moi Elyounoussi and Che Adams.

During the week, quotes from an interview Hasenhuttl conducted with German magazine Kicker implied that he would look to retire from football when his Saints contract expires in 2024.

However, there was nothing from Hasenhuttl’s post-match behaviour that suggested he was thinking about anything other than Saints’ victory against a resurgent Spurs side under Antonio Conte.

Speaking to press, the 54-year-old said: “This is why we love this job, this is why we love the game.

“Because we see here ups and downs and you can see it in the end, in overtime.

“To be honest I was like okay, we take a point. It's also good. It was not really one minute disappointed about it because I thought ‘okay’.”

Despite Saints’ near dominant performance, Hasenhuttl believed his side should have put the game to bed before half-time – and also felt aggrieved over a few decisions match official David Coote made.

“(It was an) unbelievable match today,” continued Hasenhuttl.

“Really, the way we played the first half I must say was really one of the best I've seen from the teams of we have played them around, had in possession, super solutions, scored, chances to score very good chances.

“(We) must make two or three goals in the first half, made one and then you concede a goal after – for me – a foul on the midline, he didn't give it first half we had a penalty situation where he didn't give it.

“The good thing is that this was not decisive today.

“For me the key of these three points was that after this second goal we conceded, we keep on playing and they step back a little bit like they always do when they're in the lead.

“The good thing is that we have now solutions and the tools to score even against good organized teams when they are sitting deep.

“This is another step forward I must say, and very good to watch the delivery.

“Very good to watch the run for Moi in the box and the equalizer and the second goal was nearly similar and this is fantastic to watch.”