Arne Slot will take the Premier League leaders facet to backside membership on Sunday because the Reds look to proceed their spectacular begin to the season.
It’d seem to be a recreation Liverpool ought to win however, having been impressed by the Saints whereas analysing them, Slot won’t be underestimating his opponents.
Talking in his pre-match information convention, Slot described Southampton’s model of play as “a pleasure to look at” and is aware of will probably be a “tough” recreation earlier than his facet face Actual Madrid within the Champions League on Wednesday after which subsequent Sunday.
Apparently, when it got here to his personal model of play, the Reds boss spoke about the way it had developed.
“I began off on the under-14s the place we misplaced within the first half of the season in nearly each recreation,” mentioned Slot. “We labored our method up throughout that season. We simply tried to play the identical model as we attempt to do now at Liverpool.”
In the meantime, Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, who left worldwide responsibility with the Netherlands early, shall be match for the sport at his former membership and attacking midfielder Harvey Elliott is again in coaching after a fractured foot.
Nevertheless, the journey to Southampton is simply too quickly for keeper Alisson, right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, ahead Diogo Jota and winger Federico Chiesa as they proceed their recoveries.