Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is attempting to take the sting out of today's clash with Liverpool.
Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert and Dejan Lovren are all returning to St Mary's for the first time since quitting Saints in the summer.
"It's not my question, my question is to prepare the team for the Sunday game," the Saints boss said. "I don't talk about players who are coming back to the club where they played last season, because then I can talk every week about a player who comes back to Southampton.
"Lallana is a very good player, doing well in Liverpool. He chose to change the club after a good opportunity and nothing else.
"It is Southampton against Liverpool, not Southampton against some players who played last season for Southampton."
