Oxford United boss Matt Bloomfield said that he was really disappointed after the U’s suffered defeat at Southampton.
Cyle Larin scored early before Shea Charles struck from range to give Saints the three points.
Despite the loss, Bloomfield said that he was still proud of the effort shown by his side.
“I’m really disappointed, especially with the second goal, for him to strike from that far away, there’s not a huge amount we could have done about that,” he told BBC Radio Oxford.
“We came out from a set piece and I’m not sure he’ll [Charles] ever score another goal like that, it was an unbelievable strike.
“We had some moments before they’ve scored, a couple of long throws, some moments in their box and then we found ourselves two goals down but we kept going and I’m proud of the boys for that.”