Southampton boss Ronald Koeman admits they're suffering from a confidence crisis after defeat to West Bromwich Albion.

They remain fifth in the table, but Liverpool will go above them on Sunday if they beat Manchester City.

"The whole team's form is down on earlier this season. There's a little less confidence than we had, but the best thing for confidence is to win and next Tuesday is important," he said.

"I was always realistic. I never thought we'd qualify for the Champions League because a lot of big teams normally fight for that in the table.

"We have to fight for more points than Southampton did last season. We'll play our way and see what happens.

"We have to accept it and keep going. Every game is a difficult one and every team is fighting to win. The problem is going a goal down, it's more difficult."