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Liverpool v Southampton.


Dejan Lovren and Ricky Lambert will have to face their former team-mates for the first fixture of the season. Last year, Southampton’s goal was scored by Dejan Lovren, with an assist from Adam Lallana, now two Liverpool players.
Liverpool has an average of 1.54 goals against Southampton.

Philippe Coutinho


It’s a big season for Philippe Coutinho as he looks to take over the main creative mantle left behind by departed striker Luis Suarez. The little Brazilian has looked sharp in pre-season after resting during the World Cup, with Liverpool supporters all over the world thanking Big Phil Scolari for his foolish omission. Coutinho has looked determined and hungry during the Reds’ pre-season and Liverpool supporters will hope he forms a devastating trio with teammates Daniel Sturridge and Raheem Sterling.

Using stats from last season we can see that Coutinho excelled in the final third of the pitch with the creative midfielder completing over two key passes per game, on average. Liverpool will need this creative spark from Coutinho with the random genius of Suarez now a fading memory. There are signs that Coutinho can handle this pressure and one of the most reassuring points is that he created almost 2.5 chances per 90 minutes for his teammates – England international Daniel Sturridge will relish being the main recipient of this service with Coutinho particularly good at threading through-balls into pacey strikers and wingmen, something Sturridge and Sterling will benefit from because of their scintillating pace.

Despite his small frame, Coutinho is just as useful off the ball as he is on it. Not only does he work hard by pressing the opposition in their own half, he is brave and loves the tackle – not always a Brazilian trait. Last season, on average, Coutinho won over two tackles per game and also won over 50% of his total duels – making him just as important from a defensive viewpoint.

Coutinho has all the qualities to be one of the great attacking forces in the Premier League this season and Liverpool supporters will be desperate for him to realise his potential this season. More -
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