. The Reds are currently five points clear of 2nd-placed Manchester City who welcome a banged-up Tottenham Hotspur to the Etihad. Slot will look to ensure his five-point gap is maintained at worst, and at best, expanded on before welcoming Manchester City to Anfield next weekend in the Premier League.
Liverpool enters this fixture on the back of a thirteen-game unbeaten run, with only one draw in that period of time also. Historically, the Red have been the better side in this fixture by a wide margin, having just lost six of the last twenty-six meetings with Southampton across all competitions, winning sixteen and drawing the remaining four.
The stark difference between the teams does not end there, with this season so far emphasizing that even more. Liverpool boasts both the defensive record and the best Goal-Difference record in the Premier League. Southampton, on the other hand, are the opposite side of the coin. Scoring only one more than Liverpool has conceded all season, and conceding an eye-watering twenty-one goals so far this season.
Southampton are set to be without the following players for this Premier League clash:
Aaron Ramsdale(Broken Finger), Gavin Bazunu(Achilles Tendon), Jan Bednarek(Muscle Injury), Ross Stewart(Calf Injury), William Smallbone(Hamstring Injury)
Liverpool are set to be without the following players for this Premier League clash:
Alisson Becker(Hamstring Injury), Diogo Jota(Rib Injury), Federico Chiesa(Muscle Injury), Trent Alexander-Arnold(Knock)
Harvey Elliott has returned to training with the first team and may feature in Sunday’s match, and despite reports earlier in the week of Virgil van Dijk possibly missing due to injury, Arne Slot confirmed in his press conference earlier that all was well.
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