‘I might’ve chinned him’ – Neil Warnock labelled ‘actually unreal’ as ex-EFL boss takes issue with post-match interview

FANS are already missing "box office" Neil Warnock - after the newly-retired manager claimed he "might have chinned" an interviewer.

Warnock was responding to Southampton boss Russell Martin facing questions after Tuesday's 5-0 loss at Championship leaders Leicester.

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The ex-Leeds and Crystal Palace chief, 75, stepped down at Aberdeen last month and then announced he was quitting management altogether.

And Warnock was labelled "actually unreal" by one viewer for his live TV verdict on Martin being quizzed so soon after a costly mauling.

The former Huddersfield and Middlesbrough boss told Sky Sports: "You've picked a time when you don't want to be interviewed.

"When you've lost 5-0 and the questions he answered - I might have chinned him if it had been me, but I know you can't do that."

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However, Warnock also showed his lighter side with a tasty solution to how Martin can help the Saints overcome the low point of their season.

The one-time Cardiff manager joked: "He's got to take the players for a Chinese tomorrow or something!"

But he insisted the only way Southampton can repay their travelling fans for such a terrible display was to get promotion.

Realistically, though, the fourth-placed Saints can now only win an instant return to the Premier League via the play-offs.

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Fans loved Warnock's blunt-talking - as they reckon football lacks such raw emotion.

One viewer said: "Box office ain’t he" while another wanted him back "if only for the bants".

A third reckoned Warnock should earn a summer call-up - in Germany.

He posted: "Imagine him, Mourinho and Wenger as pundits for Euros games. Football will peak, all facets of the game represented."