Premier League: Mark Hughes says last-minute hotel change gave Southampton extra motivation to beat Swansea

Swansea: Southampton manager Mark Hughes said the last-minute cancellation of a hotel booking ahead of their Premier League survival battle against Swansea City on Tuesday had given the team extra motivation to win at the Liberty Stadium. [caption id=“attachment_4391587” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Mark Hughes. Reuters[/caption] 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.”