Jurgen Klopp’s sweary response when discussing his start as Liverpool boss

‘We are in a very good moment and the rivals who are above us are dropping points. “Only Southampton. They’re pretty hot on this game, they’ve lost their last two games and they want to strike back”.

He started just four times under the Northern Irishman in 2015-16 and admitted there is a different outlook now Rodgers has gone, with some of the players lacking confidence under his management.

He has quickly adjusted to the pressure and expectation levels of life at Liverpool. I love it, pressing, steal the ball and go quick on the counter-attack with 11 guys running. Either way, Jürgen Klopp is aware of the needle: “I hear Southampton and Liverpool are not the best friends, so it will be a feisty game”, he said. “He’s extra confident in my ability to get forward and to develop as a player”.

The German is never one to hide his emotions, and you can see his genuine frustration when reflecting on the disappointing Crystal Palace loss last month.

“To always feel you can be satisfied with your performance”.

Clyne doesn’t know what kind of reception will greet him at St Mary’s.

With jeers ringing in the ears of former Saints Dejan Lovren and Adam Lallana, it threatened to be a long night for the visitors, but in the 25th minute they levelled.

Whatever happens, Clyne has no doubt that he made the right decision when Liverpool moved to sign him back in June. “I did not play my first full season until I was 21”, he added.

“I hope I get a good reception, I guess it will make a good atmosphere”.

“We are not even halfway into the season”. Now, we have a chance and, after several seasons doing fantastic work, maybe this [a trophy] is something that the club needs.

Origi’s arrival on a Liverpool scoresheet actually comes almost 18 months after he joined the club from Lille. The bar is set much higher so I have to keep trying to play well and keep consistent form.

The Capital One Cup tie with Liverpool will be just Caulker’s fifth start for Saints – a tough match that the defender approaches buoyed by Koeman’s confidence.