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12: #SaintsFC’s @FraserForster makes a comfortable save after Luis Muriel’s driving run and shot. [0-0]

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15: @Prowsey16’s corner is deep to the far post, where @NathanRedmond22 meets it but he can’t steer a header on tar… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/893837602079592448

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20: @Mgabbia23 hits a low, left-footed drive from the edge of the area which forces a smart save from Sergio Rico.… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/893838950766346240

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26: Goal for #SaintsFC!

@jackstephens_18 meets @Prowsey16’s corner at the back post and finishes low beyond Sergio… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/893840403551703040

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Watch as @jackstephens_18 gave #SaintsFC the lead over #SevillaFC at St Mary’s:

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Van Dijk backed to make Liverpool move by Netherlands coach Advocaat

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Netherlands manager Dick Advocaat has given his support to Virgil van Dijk as he looks for a move away from Southampton.

Southampton boss Mauricio Pellegrino says Van Dijk has told the Premier League club that he wants to leave this summer, but stressed that the defender is not for sale.

Earlier in the summer, the centre-back had indicated his preference to join Liverpool until they were forced to publicly apologise to Southampton after being accused of tapping him up.

Speaking to Voetbalzone about Van Dijk’s attempts to secure a move, in quotes reported by Sky Sports, Advocaat said: “You can condemn it, but come on, if you can earn five times as much at a top English club, then I understand you’re going to take action.”

Sources told ESPN FC in June that Liverpool were willing to match the wages Manchester City and Chelsea were offering Van Dijk.

The Netherlands international, who signed a six-year contract with Southampton last summer, was left out of the club’s training camp in France after expressing his desire to leave. However, Pellegrino recently hoped he could persuade the 26-year-old to stay.

“We continue in the same way,” Pellegrino said. "The situation is the same.

"I can’t say more, because the situation is that the boy is aside from the team because he doesn’t want to play for us.

"I would like to bring the boy and to persuade him that he’s important for us and the club will not sell him.

“We are expecting the best for everyone, even for Virgil, but he doesn’t want to be part of the team.”

Glenn is ESPN FC’s Liverpool correspondent. You can follow him on Twitter: @GlennPrice94.

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HALF TIME: #SaintsFC 1-0 #SevillaFC

@jackstephens_18’s effort gives Mauricio Pellegrino’s side the lead at the int… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/893845460846354432

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Summary of non-mainstream articles: 05/08/2017 15:09:42

| | Van Dijk justified in trying to force move - AdvocaatFOOTBALL365 |
| | Chelsea to beat Liverpool to £50m target, Sky Sports presenter reveals double Blues swoopCAUGHTOFFSIDE |
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| Southampton Push Into Mix For Everton, Stoke and West Ham TargetINSIDEFUTBOLCOM |
| | Everton and Southampton want Lemina too | Football ItaliaFOOTBALLITALIA |
| | Liverpool and Juve hope as Serie A defender refuses to extend expiring contractCALCIOMERCATOCOM |

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46: #SaintsFC get us going for the second-half against #SevillaFC!

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53: @jackstephens_18 finds the run of Dušan Tadić but he is upended. Free-kick in a promising position…#saintsfchttps://twitter.com/i/web/status/893851835890626560

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64: A double change for #SaintsFC

:arrow_left: @OficialCedric, @MayaYoshida3
:arrow_right: @JakeFlannigan34, Jan Bednarek

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67: Third #SaintsFC change…

:arrow_left: @NathanRedmond22
:arrow_right: Sofiane Boufal

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Virgil van Dijk to Liverpool: Reds ignored Southampton request to delay talks with star

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Van Dijk is wanted by the Reds but Saints have kicked up a stink.

Liverpool were forced to apologise for their behaviour earlier this summer after Southampton accused them of an illegal approach for the Dutch centre-back.

The Times report this morning that Saints’ fury with their Premier League rivals dates back to April.

The south coast club discovered that Liverpool had opened talks with Van Dijk that month over a move, despite being told to wait until the end of the season.

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:one::zero: minutes to go!

#SaintsFC still have their slender lead, with few chances for either side in the second-half… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/893858647041822720

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It’s two! Watch as @Mgabbia23 extends #SaintsFC’s lead over #SevillaFC:

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Done deal for Mario Lemina to Southampton from Juventus. €18/20M, medicals soon :gabon: #transfers #SaintsFC

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82: Goal for #SaintsFC!!

@Mgabbia23 doubles the advantage with a finish from close range after a clever flick into… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/893859081097809920

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Antonio Conte wants Virgil van Dijk and is a big fan of Danny Drinkwater - Jim White

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Antonio Conte is still working on transfer targets

The talkSPORT and Sky Sports presenter tweeted to say he had been told of the Chelsea manager’s admiration.

The champions have been linked with both players this summer as Conte looks to bolster his numbers.

He will have to contend with Champions League football but has faced frustration in the market this summer.

And following plenty of talk about targets, White appears to have confirmed Chelsea’s interest in Drinkwater and Van Dijk.

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FULL TIME: #SaintsFC 2-0 #SevillaFC

Mauricio Pellegrino’s men end pre-season with a victory! :innocent:

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Chelsea Transfer News: Van Dijk advantage, Candreva claim, Batshuayi decides to stay put

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Chelsea have an advantage over Liverpool in the battle to sign Southampton star Virgil Van Dijk.

That’s according to The Times’ Matt Hughes, who claims Saints would rather do business with the Blues than the Reds this summer.

Liverpool were forced to officially abandon their pursuit of Van Dijk amid accusations of tapping up in June.

Hughes claims Southampton’s anger stretches back to talks starting in April though and that’s left Chelsea in pole position to land the 26-year-old Dutchman.

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