Liverpool no longer know when they are beaten because Klopp refuses to countenance a game being over until the final whistle has sounded.
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The 23-year-old Brazilian has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury sustained against Manchester City last month but is in contention to feature against the Saints after returning to full training.
Jordon Ibe also netted as the Reds reached a record 16th League Cup semifinal, where they will play Stoke over two legs in January.
Klopp felt his decision to start Sturridge was the right one but was reluctant to comment on the striker’s ability to replicate his best form for Liverpool moving forward.
“One is the FA Cup and the second one is the Capital One Cup”.
Southampton are 17/10 favourites to win within 90 minutes, with Liverpool 7/4 and the draw priced at 21/10.
Steven Caulker is set to start for Southampton in the quarter-final at home to Liverpool because of an injury to captain Jose Fonte. In the “To Qualify” market, Southampton are 8/11 and Liverpool evens.
Most recent meeting: Liverpool 1-1 Southampton, 25th October 2015, Barclays Premier League.
With the Brazilian back in at least the squad if not the side, and both Sturridge and Henderson expected to be involved in some capacity, I’m not surprised to see money coming for the away win.
A number of upsets in the early rounds of the competition mean that big guns Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United have all crashed out already, with Manchester City the only other member of last season’s top six still in the competition after their 4-1 win over Hull on Tuesday night.
Liverpool haven’t lost away from home since September in all competitions, drawing one and winning three of the four games on the road under Klopp so far. Mignolet has kept five clean sheets in 14 league games this season.
Sadio Mane put Southampton in front at St. Mary’s Stadium before the hosts’ defense was shredded.
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Southampton v Liverpool gets underway at 19:45 GMT on Wednesday, 2nd December and is live on Sky Sports 1 in the UK.
