Southampton will be looking for a significant reaction to Friday night’s horror show when they travel to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup.
This is quite possibly the worst scenario for Saints as they look to bounce back from their record-breaking 9-0 home defeat to Leicester City.
After Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side visit free-scoring Manchester City in the cup, they then visit free-scoring Manchester City in the league – a nightmare situation for the Austrian head coach.
This could prove to be a massive week in the club’s season with Tuesday’s performance set to give us some indications as to the player’s character and to see if their confidence looks shot.
It will be intriguing to see how Hasnehuttl approaches this game; I don’t think anyone would argue with him if he decides to make 11 changes but he could stand by his team in a show of unity.
He also doesn’t have a massive squad to choose from so it really is anyone’s guess how this side will line-up in Manchester.
We’ve given it our best attempt, here’s our predicted Southampton XI.
