RALPH Hasenhuttl labelled it “a deserved win” for Burnley and conceded “it is not good enough” as his Saints side slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Turf Moor.

Despite a positive result with a 1-0 win over Champions League-chasing Arsenal last time out, Saints could not find a repeat performance and made it one win in seven Premier League matches.

Connor Roberts and Nathan Collins scored as Fraser Forster performed wonders to keep the score at just two – the only Saints player who can look at their last three with real pride.

It leaves Saints still one point behind Brighton in the top-half of the division, ahead of a crunch trip to Amex Stadium on Sunday, April 24.

“Congrats to Burnley, they had a deserved win,” Hasenhuttl told the Daily Echo, speaking after the match.

“We had the first big chance in the game, a free header from Ori (Romeu) from a set-piece. Maybe the game goes in a different direction.

“But when you concede the goal with the first chance from them and then after this don’t win any duel until half-time you don’t deserve anything from here.”

The Austrian continued: “We have been lacking everything from 15 minutes and then it is simply not good enough, we tried to change the shape a bit and we had two good chances from Che, didn’t score there.

“Otherwise maybe in the end it is getting tighter. They defended quite well, we had not the quality or braveness with the ball to find the right decision in and around the box.

“In the end, it was too easy for them to defend us and we haven’t been dangerous enough in their half despite having more possession. It is not good enough.”