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Arne Slot will take the Premier League leaders side to bottom club Southampton on Sunday as the Reds look to continue their impressive start to the season.

It might seem like a game Liverpool should win but, having been impressed by the Saints while analysing them, Slot will not be underestimating his opponents.

Speaking in his pre-match news conference, Slot described Southampton’s style of play as “a joy to watch” and knows it will be a “difficult” game before his side face Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday and then Manchester City next Sunday.

Interestingly, when it came to his own style of play, the Reds boss spoke about how it had developed.

“I started off at the under-14s where we lost in the first half of the season in almost every game,” said Slot. “We worked our way up during that season. We just tried to play the same style as we try to do now at Liverpool.”

Meanwhile, Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, who left international duty with the Netherlands early, will be fit for the game at his former club and attacking midfielder Harvey Elliott is back in training after a fractured foot.

However, the trip to Southampton is too soon for keeper Alisson, right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, forward Diogo Jota and winger Federico Chiesa as they continue their recoveries.

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