Klopp learns from Mane mistake at Dortmund

While Saints have been inconsistent in the league, they have at least shone on the continental stage.

The result leaves Southampton tenth, ahead of a crucial Europa League tie against Starta Prague in midweek before Ronald Koeman’s Everton visit St Mary’s next Sunday. The pain of failing to pick up a trophy last season despite making the Europa League and League Cup finals could trigger the thirst for success this season.

UOL Esporte has reported that Neymar spent the recent worldwide break talking to Coutinho about a potential move to Camp Nou. Cedric [Soares] has come back to training, Ryan Bertrand trained yesterday also.

While Adam Lallana missed out on a return to his former club with an injury suffered on global duty, Liverpool started with Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho in attack.

Coutinho is Liverpool’s joint-top goal scorer so far this season and has played an integral role in the team reaching the top of the Premier League.

“I don’t know why I didn’t sign him before”, Klopp continued. Klopp’s men have been relentlessly consistent in 2016, winning a league-high 16 matches.

Philippe Coutinho went for a precautionary scan on a tight hamstring Thursday, and will be assessed late before it is decided whether he travels or not.

Coutinho has impressed in the EPL and British tabloid newspaper the Daily Express reported that both Barcelona and Real Madrid were keen ‘to land the 24-year-old’.

Speaking after the game, the German said: “We had enough chances to win the game, especially in the second half, and our reaction in the second half was really good”.

During that time they have taken 23 points out of a possible 27 and are on a run of three successive victories so Klopp probably did not want the inconvenience of an global break.

With Lallana highly likely to miss out, Gini Wijnaldum should slot back into midfield. We can see a good game and an open game and I hope for the supporters a result.

The Reds, who are a point clear of second-place Chelsea, travel to Southampton on Saturday on the back of seven wins in their last eight league fixtures.

The Saints have been particularly good at home this season and their 2-0 loss to Chelsea two matchdays ago is their first in 10 home games over the course of the last two seasons.

Liverpool have scored Thirty goals in 11 games and conceding just 14 goals.

If you fancy Coutinho to continue his excellent scoring streak on the south coast, he is [3.0] to find the net in 90 minutes.

Southampton were presented with a chance in the 39th minute when Charlie Austin was played through on goal, however Karius rushed off his line to thwart the attacker.