MANAGER Russell Martin admitted there was "too much anxiety in the team" after Saints fell to a late draw against Ipswich Town on Saturday.

Ipswich captain Sam Morsy fired in from distance to secure a 1-1 draw for the visitors after Tyler Dibling's first Premier League goal had Southampton ahead.

Southampton had looked set to secure their first win of the season but missed chances from Cameron Archer and Ben Brereton Diaz proved costly.

Martin, admittedly angry with the result when speaking to the media, insisted Saints are getting better with every game.

He told the Daily Echo: "My overriding feeling is just frustration and I'm a bit angry and disappointed really.

"We scored a great goal in the first half. Ipswich had too many moments from set plays and in the second phase because we couldn't quite clean the game up enough.

"We had a really good chance with Cam (Archer) and some really good moments that didn't come to enough.

"But I really liked a lot of the performance. I thought the lads came out brilliantly and started the second half so well.

Southampton manager Russell Martin saw his team draw 1-1 with IpswichSouthampton manager Russell Martin saw his team draw 1-1 with Ipswich (Image: Adam Davy/PA) "We have another big chance with Cam and a few moments with Ben - we should put the game to bed really.

"Ipswich had two shots on target in the second half and that was in the 96th minute and they scored from one of them. So That's the disappointing thing.

"I thought we were really good second half but you have to score the second goal and if you don't you have to defend the set play properly and It shouldn't come to that. 

"It was a really poor set-piece to give away. It's about game management and there's too much anxiety in the team.

"I'm sure I'll be so happy about a lot of it (when I watch it back). I'm angry right now as you can see. Conceding on 96 minutes, of course, you're going to be furious and not very happy about it.

"We are getting better and better every game. I really feel that. We have to continue progressing and getting better.

"It's so tight down there that the league will be so tight for a long long time. We just need to keep performing and getting better, but make sure we turn it into wins."