Southampton vs Liverpool

Liverpool is determined to forget their recent disappointment. For that they will be aiming for victory while visiting St Mary Stadium, Southampton headquarters on Sunday (11/2) night.

In the 26th week of EPL last week, Liverpool had to swallow the bitter result. they have to lose points when held Tottenham Hotspur draw with a score of 2-2. The draw is painful for Liverpool, considering they almost just ended the game with a victory, if only Tottenham was not rewarded with a penalty in injury time.

the draw at Anfield did not change the position of Liverpool in the EPL standings. But their distance with Manchester United in second place and Manchester City widened. for that they are determined to return to winning ways in order to secure a place in the Champions League next season.

In this week's 27th match, Liverpool will play away the away party. They will visit the Saint Mary Stadium which is the headquarters of the EPL black horse team, Southampton.

known as one of the team full of surprises since the promotion back to EPL in 2012 ago, Southampton appeared memble in the EPL event, where a few weeks ago they went into the relegation zone. but some of the unbeaten series of results they achieved in recent days brought them up to 15th.

Although already away from the relegation zone, Southampton arguably still not safe. They are just 2 points away from Stoke City who ranked 18thfor that in order to maintain their safety, then the victory must be earned The Saints at the weekend.

The Saints themselves can be said to have a pretty good chance to conquer Liverpool. this is reflected in the last six meetings of both teams, where Liverpool recorded a new win once against Southampton. The win came at the start of last season, where they thrashed Southampton at Anfield 3-0 and they are ready to repeat the achievement this weekend.
This game alone will be a mental test for a Van Dijk. As is well known, he decided to leave Southampton at the end of last year to join Liverpool where the transfer made him the most expensive defender in history. Van Dijk's removal process to Anfield itself also did not go well so he has the potential to get a scouring rain at St Mary Stadium this weekend.

Coming to this fight Southampton conditions can be said to be in the prime level. only Charlie Austin is the only Southampton player to miss this game due to injury, the rest of the retainer of The Saints ready to host Liverpool's arrival later.

coach Mauricio Pellegrino himself will most likely play a 4-2-3-1 scheme in which Guido Carrillo will replace Austin's job as the Saints knocker. he will be assisted by a trio of Sofiane Boufal, Dusan Tadic and James Ward Prowse who will operate in the attacking midfield sector. in the midfield duo Mario Lemina and Oriol Romeu will be Pellegrino's mainstay to set the rhythm of his team's game, while their goalkeeper will be escorted by Alex McCarthy.

In the visitors' camp, Jurgen Klopp traveled south of England without his best strength. names like Nathaniel Clyne, Adam Lallana, Ragnar Klavan and Joe Gomez are likely to still be absent in this match due to injury.

Klopp himself will most likely still play his flagship 4-3-3 scheme, with Sadio Mane trident, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah as their bastard in this fight. with the absence of Klavan and Gomez making the figure of Van Dijk likely to play since the beginning of this match, where he will accompany Dejan Lovren to muffle the host attack while the goalkeeper post is likely to be filled by Loris Karius .