Hughes says hotel mix-up motivated his Saints team
Mark Hughes said the lcancellation of a hotel booking ahead of their Premier League survival battle against Swansea had given Southampton extra motivation
Substitute Manolo Gabbiadini's scrappy goal after 72 minutes settled a tense clash in South Wales that helped Southampton take a big step towards top-flight safety.
A day before the game, Southampton had been forced to swap hotels from one near the stadium to another near Cardiff due to the threat of a virus.
"I'm not for one minute suggesting that Swansea City had anything to with that," Hughes said.
"I think it may be overzealous Swansea fans in a position to affect our hotel booking, maybe. But you can use those things to your benefit and use them as a motivating factor."
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