Former Southampton defender Francis Benali sees no reason why the club cannot challenge the Premier League's top four this season.
The Saints are currently flying high in second under new boss Ronald Koeman - a position few could predict after a summer upheaval that included the exit of manager Mauricio Pochettino and numerous top stars.
However, new players such as Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pelle are shining for the south coast outfit, and Benali believes the club can continue the fine form which has brought six wins from nine Premier League games this season.
"I don’t see why not. I’m probably sticking my head out a little bit saying that," the Saints legend told Drivetime.
"My head probably tells me top ten or top eight, but they’re up there on merit at the moment. They’ve got some fixtures over the next two or three weeks that, fingers crossed, they should be picking up points in.
"Then they’re coming into playing a spell of games where they’re playing [Manchester] United, [Manchester] City and Arsenal. So that’s going to be the real acid test and if we’re still sat in the top four at that stage, I see no reason why we can’t be there [for the rest of the season]."
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