Ralph Hasenhüttl heaps praise on 'special' Nathan Redmond | OneFootball

Ralph Hasenhüttl has heaped praise on Nathan Redmond after the 25-year-old netted his fourth and fifth goals of the season over the weekend.

Southampton beat Wolves 3-1 to give their chances of staying in the Premier League a real shot in the arm.

Redmond has scored all of his goals this term since Hasenhüttl came into the club, and the Austrian has admitted that he and the striker have a “special relationship”.

“I show him what we need in his position that he plays and show him that he can be the guy who makes the difference,” the coach told Southampton’s Southern Echo.

“He was waiting a long time for a goal but I know it was only a question of time until he scored again and then he was in the right place and very clinical and a good performance.

“It’s a little bit of everything (motivating Redmond). Sometimes giving him a smooth shoulder and sometimes criticise him if I don’t like what he’s doing.

“We have a special relationship I think and he knows I demand a lot from him, not only if he has the ball but also if he works against the ball.

“He shows in every game he is learning and he’s getting better.”

The Saints are currently 16th in the Premier League, eight points clear of relegation with just five games to play.