Saints remain bottom of the Premier League after goalless draw at Fulham
New manager Ivan Juric watched the game from the stands
New Southampton manager Ivan Juric watched from the stands as the bottom side battled to a goalless draw at Fulham.
Following the dismissal of Russell Martin last Sunday, the Craven Cottage stalemate secured a first point in four top-flight matches for the beleaguered south-coast club.
Saints sit eight points from safety ahead of Croatian Juric, who signed an 18-month contract on Saturday, taking the reigns from interim boss Simon Rusk.
Juric, 49, who has managed extensively in Italy, told the official Southampton website: "I'm very pleased.
"I think it's a really big challenge but I'm very optimistic because I saw a team that can do better.
"It's important to immediately be connected with the fans. I want an aggressive team and I think that fans of Southampton will like that.
"I want us to be more aggressive, to do much more pressing and we have to be quick to change mentality because this is my idea of football."
Former Croatia midfielder Juric began his managerial career at Mantova before moving on to Crotone, Genoa and Hellas Verona.
He led Torino to three mid-table finishes in Serie A, forging a reputation for being in charge of defensively solid teams, before leaving them at the end of last season.
Juric replaced Daniele De Rossi as Roma boss in mid-September but lasted less than two months in the Italian capital after claiming only four wins from 12 games.