“I like the pressure”, Liverpool star says ahead of Southampton game

Despite being the home side, Southampton offered little going forward, and striker Charlie Austin looked very isolated for most of the half.

Brazilian duo Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino missed good chances when clear on goal, while another former Saint, Nathaniel Clyne, headed wide late on.

“We met each other, we talked but by the end I didn’t feel this [strikes hands together]”.

“It’s always special to play against Liverpool, but it’s important also to continue our work and to take points on the table, because we need points”, Puel said.

Make friends: Southampton fans should head on over to St. Mary’s Musings, while Liverpool supporters can make friends at the Liverpool Offside. Milner, Matip and Clyne have been steady as the Reds continue to look for consistency in the back.

Mane was the thorn in the Liverpool’s side during the last meeting between the two teams back in March as his two goals saw Ronald Koeman’s Southampton produce a stunning 3-2 comeback victory.

“Very often in my life I have lost games like this, when you are so much better and have many more chances”.

Liverpool stayed top of the English Premier League despite a frustrating 0-0 draw at Southampton, where Juergen Klopp’s team couldn’t get past goalkeeper Fraser Forster on Saturday.

Forster then kept out Firmino’s curling effort as Liverpool failed to muster up a winning goal, although this draw means they remain unbeaten in the league since losing at Burnley in August. It might have been a bit of an off day for the man the Kop affectionately refered to as the Little Magician, but that wasn’t down to him being played with a knock.

Instead, Klopp ended up sanctioning a £34 million move to acquire the Senegal global at his new club and says he did not hesitate the second time around.

Southampton boss Claude Puel has admitted Liverpool are one of the title favourites – but has backed his players to stop their charge.

At this point, the Dutchman compared the situations at Liverpool and at his former club, “At PSV, I was playing for a team that has to be champions every year”.

The Reds have won four of their six away games so far and will be confident of getting a result at St Mary’s on Saturday, considering they’ve won three of their last four trips there.