The PM is a lifelong fan of the club, but his support was not enough to inspire them to beat relegation.
His teams had two goals put past them in the second half to see them fall out of the top flight for the first time in over a decade
Supporting a football team is often seen as a way for political leaders to broaden their appeal, but can prove a tricky business. David Cameron claimed to be a Aston Villa fan, but a blunder in a speech in 2015 saw him claim the top flight's other claret and blue team West Ham -A Newcastle United fan, Sir Tony Blair received ridicule for a number of years due an apparent claim to have seen club legend Jackie Milburn play at St James Park in the 1950s - even though the player had retired when he was five.something misheard on the radioOne former prime minister was never likely to make this kind of slip-up.
And possibly to add to Sunak's pain, Southampton's rivals Fulham have their own connection with Downing Street.along with their own caption "Sorry, the only Prime Minister we recognise is Hugh Grant" - a nod to the dancing PM portrayed in 2003 romantic comedy Love Actually.
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