Southampton boss Ronald Koeman feels a top four finish is realistic. Koeman, who many thought would struggle to match Southampton's eighth-placed finish under Mauricio Pochettino last season, thinks a top-four spot is eminently possible.
He said: "When I look at the other teams around the top four, City have a great team, Chelsea are probably the most complete side at the moment, but the rest of them have not shown that they have a better team than us.
"Maybe there is an opportunity for us because Arsenal and Liverpool have a tough programme with Champions League football, but they do have 25 or 26 players in their squads who are all internationals.
"We don't have that luxury, maybe that is one difference between us.
"It's too early to say what we would like to win this season. When expectations are high, the best solution is to live day by day.
"We enjoy being second in the table but it is only a start."
