Southampton played out a feisty encounter in their penultimate pre-season contest against Lazio, with Russell Martin trialling Ryan Manning in another new position in the 1-1 draw. Southampton played their first friendly of the summer in front of their home fans as they welcomed Lazio to St Mary’s on Wednesday night. Russell Martin kept a number of his expected first-choice XI on the bench from the start against the Italian side, with the likes of Flynn Downes, Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Adam Armstrong expected to play a bigger role against Getafe on Saturday. New signing Ben Brereton Diaz open…
