“We can’t take our foot off the gas,” insisted Caoimhin Kelleher as Liverpool prepare for their Premier League clash with Southampton on Sunday.
The Reds travel to St Mary’s as league leaders for the 2pm. GMT kick-off, while the Saints sit at the bottom of the table after 11 matches this season.
Ahead of the fixture, Kelleher, who is set to continue in goal in the absence of Alisson Becker, highlighted Liverpool’s expectation of facing a tough challenge on the south coast, despite the 24-point gap between the two teams in the standings.
“The manager was saying that again this week,” he told Liverpoolfc.com. “As players we know ourselves, they’re a really good team. I think they’ve just been a bit unlucky with results and stuff.
“But they play a great style of football, they’re really good with the ball and they create lots of chances. We’re expecting a really tough game. I don’t think we’re looking at the league position too much.”
Caoimhin Kelleher added: “We as players and the staff as well know, we’re not silly. We know how good they are and the quality that these players have. I think sometimes the results don’t reflect the quality that’s in the actual team.
“You need to take every team in this league very seriously or else you’ll end up not getting good results. We’re going to prepare as if we’re playing a Man City or a Chelsea or an Arsenal. For teams like that we’re going to prepare the exact same and give it our all.”
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