Southampton's groundsman impresses AGAIN with crazy St Mary's pitch design



After impressing last week with a superb pitch pattern for the home clash with Everton, Southampton's groundsman has done it again with another fashioned cutting of the St Mary's turf.

The design, a circular cut with a checkered centre circle for the visit of Manchester United on the final day of the campaign on May 11, comes after last week's tartan pattern.

Impressive: Southampton's pitch design for the visit of Manchester United on the last day of the season

Super turf: Southampton's groundsmen have created a new pattern on the St Mary's pitch for Saturday

Saints Tweeted a picture of the pitch, crediting grounds manager Andrew Gray, saying: 'Wondering how @adgray13 and his team could top last weekend's pitch design? Here's the answer... #saintsfc'

The design is a match for other crazy designs seen over the years.

The Etihad Stadium has also seen a few unique patterns in the last decade, and it could start a battle over who has the most stylish pitch.

The debate is there but one thing for sure is it can't be worse than Chelsea's 'beach pitch' from 2003.

Wacky: In 2005, the Etihad stadium was cut in a variety of different forms by deputy groundsman Lee Jackson

Speciality: For Manchester City's Premier League game with Portsmouth in 2005 there was a tartan design

Kriss-kross: West Ham were greeted with this pitch when they visited in October 2005

Baseball style: Jackson chose a rather left-field cut when Bolton came to the Etihad that year