38-year-old manager given just four weeks to prevent being first Premier League manager to be fired

Russell Martin is currently engaged in a battle for his position at Southampton.

Last season, the Saints’ remarkable return to the Premier League was overseen by the 38-year-old who assumed the club’s leadership 14 months ago.

Nevertheless, the former Swansea and MK Dons manager has only four weeks to improve his team’s performance, despite the fact that the new season has only begun with three games. This information was reported by Football Insider.

Russell Martin has the potential to become the first Premier League manager to be dismissed.
Newcastle United, which was reduced to ten players, defeated the Saints 1-0 on the inaugural day. As a result, Martin’s team, which has only scored one goal, is currently ranked 19th in the table, with Everton at the bottom of the table, and they are separated only by goal difference.

Martin will not compromise on his approach to management and manner of play, despite the club’s hierarchy’s desire for him to tighten things up. This could, of course, result in additional disagreements between him and the Saints’ decision-makers.

However, the 38-year-old is under pressure to improve, as the team’s leaders have allocated him only four additional games. During this time, the team will host Manchester United and Southampton at St. Mary’s Stadium, preceded by an EFL Cup match against Everton, before travelling to face their south coast rivals, Bournemouth.

Martin, who is under contract until the conclusion of the 2025-26 season, has averaged 1.79 points per game in his 58 matches as Southampton’s manager.