Southampton boss Mark Hughes is wary facing an in-form Brighton striker Glenn Murray on Monday.

Southampton and Brighton played out two 1-1 draws in the Premier League last season, with Murray on target on both occasions.

Hughes said, "The older you get, you get a better understanding of the game. The only thing that diminishes is your physical capability. I'm a lot better player now than I ever was, I just can't run.

"You get a little bit wiser in terms of understanding your physical capabilities. It certainly looks like Glenn Murray is one of those players that understands the game better now, and how he can use his remaining physical attributes to the best of his ability.

"He's very clever in what he does. He's actually one of the few types of his ilk, when I was playing there were a lot of strikers that were using their body and physical strength with their back to goal.

"He's one of very few, there used to be ten a penny but they don't seem as prevalent as they used to be."