3 key battles ahead of Southampton v Liverpool

Charlie Austin v Dejan Lovren

Dejan Lovren is a man not much liked at St. Mary’s, such was the manner in which he left for Anfield after just one season on the South Coast. After a disappointing start to life at Liverpool the Croatia international seems to have found his feet and is begging to pay back that whopping £20m price tag.

However, the former Saint will have a tough task on his hands this weekend dealing with the main man at St. Mary’s this season, Charlie Austin. The former QPR striker, who only managed one goal for Ronald Koeman’s Southampton side last season having arrived in January has supplied a much better return this term, bagging himself five goals in ten Premier League outings.