Neil Harris' Millwall return ends in victory as Southampton promotion hopes dented

Neil Harris hopes Millwall's 'heart' on his return can be the catalyst to keep them in the Sky Bet Championship after masterminding a 2-1 victory over Southampton. The victory moved this side one point above the drop zone.

Harris answered the Lions' SOS earlier this week after Joe Edwards was sacked to begin a fourth stint in charge of the club. He was rewarded with Tottenham loanee Japhet Tanganga bagging his first professional goal for the club and Zian Flemming stroking in from the penalty spot.

Tanganga bravely nodded in George Saville's long floated free-kick in the fifth minute to give the Lions a shock lead. Che Adams hit back for Saints when he glanced Stuart Armstrong's delightful delivery into the box under the goalkeeper.

But after Jan Bednarek's handball just before half time, Flemming sent Gavin Bazunu the wrong way to secure Millwall's first win since New Year's Day. Harris was serenaded with chants of «Super Neil Harris» throughout and said: «Thank you to the fan-base, not just for my welcome that they gave me on the touchline but also for supporting my players like that.

»That's what we need between now and the end of the season. The fans needed that performance and that result – in unison that is a great result for this club."

«Millwall teams always have to find a way, they've always had to find a way. Some of the performances were some of the best performances of the season for some individuals.»

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«You don't have to be the best player in the pitch to be appreciated by the fans at the Den. You have to epitomise what a Millwall fan would do