"It's three points. It means I can enjoy a bottle of beer and watch everybody else," McCarthy said after Wolves' comprehensive home win.
"It's taken the pressure off me and my players and it's heaped it somewhere else, whoever fancies it they can have it.
"And then we'll take it all back on Monday along with everybody else."
"I'm not anxious about my players. I still believe that we've got good players despite losing those three.
"We've got a good squad, I was more anxious about how Southampton would play to be honest."