This afternoon Southampton will take on an unbeaten Liverpool side in their hardest match-up of the season so far.
Furthermore, the Saints go into the game after the deflating draw against Brighton on Monday, which saw them give away a penalty in stoppage time to allow the Seagulls to complete a two-goal comeback.
Liverpool meanwhile defeated French giants PSG in midweek courtesy of their own late goal, as substitute Roberto Firmino scored at the death to ensure Liverpool’s winning start to the season stretched to six victories.
Southampton have barely been given a sniff at even getting a draw this afternoon so should go into the game without fear – despite losing Danny Ings through ineligibility the likes of Nathan Redmond, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Alex McCarthy have all enjoyed impressive starts to the campaign.
Nonetheless it’ll be still a tough afternoon on Merseyside for Mark Hughes and his side, with Liverpool’s free-flowing attacking football capable of going toe-to-toe with just about any team in world football.
So what pre-match talking points should be expanded upon before the 3PM kick-off?