▁Has en h ütt l ▁asking ▁for ▁his ▁contract ▁to ▁be ▁terminated ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁comfortable ▁acting ▁as ▁an ▁inter im ▁for ▁incoming ▁b oss ▁Julian ▁Nag els mann . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Has en h ütt l ▁left ▁R B ▁Leipzig . ▁ ▁South am pton ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Has en h ütt l ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁new ▁South am pton ▁manager , ▁succeed ing ▁Mark ▁Hugh es ▁and ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Aust rian ▁manager ▁in ▁the ▁Premier ▁League . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁appointment , ▁South am pton ▁occupied ▁the ▁last ▁re leg ation ▁place , ▁one ▁point ▁from ▁safety . ▁His ▁first ▁game ▁in ▁charge ▁was ▁a ▁ 0 – 1 ▁defeat ▁at ▁Card iff ▁City , ▁three ▁days ▁after ▁his ▁appointment . ▁His ▁first ▁win ▁as ▁South am pton ' s ▁manager ▁came ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 – 2 ▁win ▁at ▁home ▁to ▁Ar sen al , ▁ending ▁the ▁G unn ers ' ▁four - month ▁ 2 2 - match ▁un be aten ▁run . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁South am pton ▁secured ▁Premier ▁League ▁status ▁after ▁a ▁ 3 – 3 ▁draw ▁against ▁B ourn em outh ▁at ▁St ▁Mary ' s . ▁They ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 6 th ▁place . ▁ ▁Manager ial ▁statistics ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁ ▁Player ▁Austria ▁Wien ▁Aust rian ▁Football ▁Bundes liga