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Liverpool will be aiming to maintain their place at the top of the Premier League table this weekend when they travel to face Southampton.
The Reds are sitting five points clear of Manchester City at the summit of the top-flight and life under Arne Slot could hardly have started any better.
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A 2-0 win over Aston Villa before the international break enabled them to take advantage of all four teams below them dropping crucial points.
They have been virtually unstoppable this season, scoring 21 goals and only conceding six in their opening 11 league fixtures.
So that means it will be an incredibly hard task for bottom-of-the-table Southampton to pick up just their second victory of the campaign on Sunday.
Southampton vs Liverpool: Eyeing records
Mohamed Salah and Slot are both closing in on some Premier League history.
Having won nine of his opening 11 matches in charge, the Liverpool boss is set to equal the achievements of Guus Hiddink and Carlo Ancelotti.
If the Reds win again, Slot will have reached 10 wins in the top-flight in the joint-fastest time along with Hiddink and Ancelotti who both did so in 12 games for Chelsea.
The Dutchman has settled into his new club seamlessly and Salah has continued to thrive under his latest manager.
He is in such great form that it’s likely he could match the record for scoring and assisting in the same game.
The Egyptian king has found the net and provided the assist for a goal in the same match 35 times, with Wayne Rooney doing it in 36.
So another dominant performance for Liverpool could well lead to their manager and star player joining some iconic names in the history books.
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Southampton vs Liverpool: Predicted line-ups
Southampton have been dealt a double injury blow as goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale and defender Jan Bednarek are sidelined.
The pair are confirmed to be out for multiple weeks, so Alex McCarthy will be on goal for the Saints and Kyle Walker-Peters could move into centre-back.
England's new goalscorer Taylor Harwood-Bellis is set to be joined by Jack Stephens and Walker-Peters, with Ryan Manning on the left and Yukinari Sugawara on the right.
In midfield, Mateus Fernandes, Joe Aribo, and Adam Armstrong could keep their place while Flynn Downes should be back to take up a central role.
Cameron Archer will lead the line as he continues to keep Ben Brereton Diaz and Paul Onuachu out of the team.
Chelsea loanee Lesley Ugochukwu could also feature while Tyler Dibling may be drafted in at wing-back or as a more attacking presence.
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As for Liverpool, Trent Alexander-Arnold withdrew from the England squad through injury and he hasn't trained since, meaning it's Conor Bradley who will start at right back.
Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk will be joined by Andy Robertson who is competing for his place with Kostas Tsimikas on the left.
In goal, Caoimhin Kelleher will retain his place with Alisson still not ready to return.
Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister have built a great partnership in midfield and that will continue unless the latter can’t recover from a small problem suffered with Argentina.
They will be joined by the in-form Curtis Jones, with Cody Gakpo and Salah on the flanks behind Darwin Nunez.
Luis Diaz and Nunez returned late from international duty, but the latter only played 45 minutes in Uruguay's game on Wednesday, while Diaz played the full 90 for Colombia and could now need a rest.
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Southampton vs Liverpool: What has been said?
Former Premier League striker Troy Deeney came under fire for his recent claims that Liverpool star Salah isn’t a world-class player.
One of those to disagree with his comments was ex-Newcastle and West Ham manager Alan Pardew who told talkSPORT: “Yes. Numbers. If you look at his numbers, you'd have to say he is.
“And, you know, when you look at the international team that he's playing for, unfortunately, a little bit like Ian Rush when he was at Wales, hasn't really got the platform to do it at world level with his country.
“You know, it's all good having an opinion, but if you're going to have an opinion, back it up with some stats or some facts or some kind of foundation.
“And I don't know where Troy's coming from with a foundation, because Vinicius, obviously, got more tricks and is a little bit more flamboyant.
"Maybe that's what he was aiming his conversation at more than Mo. Mo is no frills.
“There's no frills. It's efficiency that he's about.”
Ex-Premier League manager Alan Pardew hits back at Troy Deeney's huge Mo Salah claim that he is not world class
Southampton vs Liverpool: How to follow
This Premier League clash will take place on Sunday, November 24.
Kick-off at St. Mary’s Stadium is scheduled for 2pm.
The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
More details on how fans can sign up to Sky Sports to watch the match are here.
talkSPORT and talkSPORT.com will also keep you up to date with all the latest.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
