01-05-2025
‘We owe the fans' – Ryan Manning promises to ‘get Southampton back to Premier League' after record-breaking relegation
RYAN MANNING has no intention of jumping ship following Southampton's relegation.
Manning, 28, has two years left on his contract and wants to help the Saints bounce back, having helped them win promotion through the play-offs last May.
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Ryan Manning has vowed to stay at Southampton
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Southampton were relegated from the Premier League
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The left-back has started half of Southampton's 34 top flight games this term, and come on in a further five.
Manning said: "I absolutely want to be here
next
season, but
"I definitely want to be here next season. I want to get this club back to the
'It's important for a club like this to bounce back straight away and get back. Then hopefully we can have another crack at the Premier League the year after.
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"Although it's been a disappointing campaign, next year we're going to have eight or ten extra games and you've got the buzz of the
But the Galwayman admitted getting out of the second tier for a second time would be easier said than done.
He said: "The Championship itself is becoming a big league, a massive league. You look at how difficult it is to get out of it.
'There are a lot of big clubs that were established Premier League teams that have now been in the Championship for four, five, six seasons.
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'If you don't start the season properly, then you can easily get stuck there, and then it becomes really difficult.'
Manning has featured in Ireland's last four games, his only start coming in the first leg of the
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