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Liverpool are returning from the international break in some unfamiliar territory as Jurgen Klopps side enters Saturdays clash with Southampton at St. Marys Stadium on top of the Premier League table with 26 points.The Reds also will try to run their unbeaten stretch to an impressive 13 games over all competitions.Liverpools lone defeat came in an uncharacteristic 2-0 slip to Burnley in which they held nearly 80 percent of possession, yet failed to get one past keeper Tom Heaton.The Reds (8-2-1) have already collected away wins against Chelsea and Arsenal, and managed draws versus Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur away from home. With Chelsea, Manchester City and the Gunners all within two points, the fixtures in December and January will go a long way toward deciding if Liverpool can widen their lead at the top.Beginning with this fixture, the Reds have a stretch of winnable matches against the likes of Sunderland, Bournemouth, West Ham, Middlesbrough, Everton, Stoke City and a home date with Man City on New Years Eve.If they want to remain at the summit by the turn of the year, Klopps boys will have to continue to churn out stellar performances similar to the way they dismantled Watford, 6-1, at Anfield prior to the break.Liverpools feared midfield core of Adam Lallana, Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane have been the stars of the show thus far. They did plenty of damage against the struggling Hornets as Mane hit for a brace to go with goals from Firmino and Coutinho.Emre Can and Georginio Wijnaldum also scored during the rout.Liverpool have seemingly been the talk of the league, but the Klopp insists he does not listen to the noise coming from outside the walls of the clubs Melwood training ground.Of course, its better that they think something like this, than they say thank God its Liverpool at the weekend, so quite an easy game, Klopp told Goal.com. But in the end its not a big value for us, what other teams think about us -- its good and its positive but not too important.The main thing is that we actually think about ourselves: Yeah, we are quite a good team. We have big expectations on ourselves and Im not pessimistic, Im really optimistic, but I dont like to make these positive assessments all the time and say we are really good -- my God, how good are we?The Reds could be missing one of those midfield cogs as Lallanas status for Saturday is not yet known after he limped off the pitch in midweek during Englands 2-2 draw with Spain in a friendly.Southampton find themselves in decent position upon returning from the international break in 10th place. Claude Puels Saints (3-4-4) are aiming to snap a three-match winless run following a 2-1 defeat to Hull City at KCOM Stadium prior to the international hiatus.Charlie Austin converted a penalty after six minutes to stake the visitors to an early lead, but Robert Snodgrass and Michael Dawson struck in the span of two second-half minutes to secure the points for Hull.Cardiff City forward Rickie Lambert, who has played with Southampton and Liverpool during his career, sees this as a tight fixture.Its going to be a great game and a hard one to call, he told Premier League Productions. Liverpools unbelievable going forward at the moment but I think Southampton are one of the strongest teams defensively and as a team, going forward and defending, Southampton are a very, very good team.Southampton have conceded 12 league goals and are allowing a league-low 9.4 shots per contest. 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He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday.Watch the latest edition of F1 Report as former McLaren driver John Watson and F1 historian Roger Smith join Natalie Pinkham to look ahead to the Chinese GP.As ever, five-time race winner Wattie has some strong views on the matters of the moment in F1 - particularly where the drivers recent letter to Bernie Ecclestone is concerned!With the wholly unpopular elimination qualifying finally dropped for Shanghai, the guests also discuss how the sport could improve the race weekend format in future.And, after Nico Rosbergs back-to-back winss at the start of the season, the F1 Report sets the scene for round three of the season in Shanghai.ddddddddddddit play on the video above to watch the show in full - free to view in the UK and Ireland. Watch the Chinese GP weekend - LIVE ONLY on Sky Sports F1. The race starts at 7am on Sunday, with build-up underway from 5.30am. Or watch without a contract for £6.99 on NOW TV. 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