SAINTS striker Marek Saganowski hopes he can be the fans' "hero" and save the club from relegation to League One.

The Polish international had a sensational end to last season, scoring ten goals in 13 league games - 11 of which were starts - to help fire Saints into the play-offs.

But, since signing a three-year permanent deal in the summer, the goals have dried up equally as spectacular as they were coming this time last year.

Saganowski has only scored twice this season, with his last goal coming in the 3-2 home loss to Barnsley in September.

Since then, he has gone an incredible 1,095 minutes without finding the back of the net.

However, that has not dampened his belief that he can be Saints' much-needed saviour - if manager Nigel Pearson selects him for the final five games.

"All the fans, they want their club to be in the Premiership and they don't want them to be relegated again," he said. "Before the season, we started talking about promotion to the Premiership and now we have this big trouble.

"If somebody can save us, they will be the hero for them (the fans).

"I was for the supporters in my hometown and I know something about it.

"Of course I would like to be the hero, why not?"

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