Training kits are off at a drizzly, but not snowy, St Mary's.

Just a minute or so away from kick-off now.

Southampton have just one win from the last six games, but have only lost once against Arsenal in their last six meetings at St Mary's.

Arsenal will be looking to get back on track after a disappointing 3-1 loss in that bonkers game against Manchester United last weekened.

Here come the teams...

Supeace: Cool weather here at Kathmandu, Nepal, and following with a hot coffee with lots of chips in front of TV.

Maarten Mertens: I will watch the Manchester derby with my local rival Mark. There is a bit of wind here in Antwerp, so I hope I don't lose my balance on my way over.

Klavs Maris Miezis: Valdemarpils, Latvia. Come on, Liverpool!

Arsenal

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "At the moment we have different worries than the title. After such disappointment [losing to Manchester United], you have to think about winning the next game.

"We are too far from the title at the moment to speak about the title. It's not realistic.

"Let's try to win our next game and over a longer distance see if we can come back."

Mark Lawrenson
Former Liverpool defender

Southampton came back to get a point against Bournemouth last week and I am going to go for another draw here.

I don't think Saints will test Arsenal's defence in the same way Manchester United did, but they won't give too much away at the back either.

Prediction: 1-1

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I keep seeing a barrage of snow pictures across the UK and at various grounds.

Nothing more than a very, very light smattering here in Salford, and there's none at St Mary's.

It is wet though, plenty of hoods up on the pitch and in the stands.

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Southampton

Southampton head coach Mauricio Pellegrino: "We have to create chances to try and find in every single game a different solution, different ways to try to attack.

"I hope Charlie Austin can continue in the same way. He is in great goalscoring form and his confidence is high."

Conor McNamara
BBC Radio 5 live commentator

Mauricio Pellegrino has had just one win in six games. Already in 2017, Southampton have been beaten twice by Arsenal at St Mary's. The club have never lost three times at home to the same opponent in a calendar year in all competitions.

Arsenal's defeat by Manchester United pushed them out of the top four. The form of the teams above has added real jeopardy to their pursuit of a Champions League place.

The Europa League doesn't quite cut it for fans who had grown used to 20 consecutive years in Europe's premier competition. Thursday's crowd was Arsenal's lowest at The Emirates since the move from Highbury.

Chris Mitchell: What exactly does Jack Wilshere have to do to get a start in the Premier League. If he is serious about playing in the World Cup, surely he has to move in January?

So to the first game of a cracking Sunday - Saints host Arsenal at St Mary's.

If you're just joining us, the headline team news is that Arsenal winger Theo Walcott misses out against his former club and Jack Wilshere remains on the bench.

Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette all start for the visitors, while Per Mertesacker replaces the injured Shkodran Mustafi.

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Southampton make four changes from the side who drew 1-1 with Bournemouth last time out - with Jack Stephens, Maya Yoshida, Nathan Redmond and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg all in.

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Mark Chapman is joined by former Newcastle keeper Shay Given, former Man Utd and Man City striker Andy Cole and Times journalist Henry Winter on MOTD2 Extra.

They'll recap everything from Saturday's action in the Premier League and look ahead to the Merseyside and Manchester derbies.

Tune in from 12:15 GMT on BBC Two and you can also watch by clicking the tab at the top of this page, all while staying across this live text. Handy that.

And here's a personal look ahead to the Merseyside derby from Everton fan (and WBC Emeritus cruiserweight champion) Tony Bellew.

You can read his thoughts on the agony and ecstasy of the Liverpool-Everton rivalry here.

You can also test your knowledge of the Manchester derby with a quiz, courtesy of our colleagues at CBBC.

Have a go here.

Jermaine Jenas
Former England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

Manchester City can be caught but it will take a huge turn in performances. It’s not been as easy for them lately but in a way that's more worrying for teams chasing them that they are getting the job done.

It’s not been easy pickings but they’ve been scoring late goals. Every time they put one in, it makes them stronger. And that deflates the chasing pack.

But it can be done – Mourinho is going about it the right way.

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We'll be all on Southampton v Arsenal from half past, but let's just get some final thoughts on the Manchester derby, which kicks off at Old Trafford at 16:30 GMT.

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Conor

Southampton make four changes to the side that drew 1-1 with Bournemouth last time out.

Jack Stephens is in for Jeremy Pied, Maya Yoshida returns for Wesley Hoedt, Nathan Redmond starts in place of Sofiane Boufal and Pierre Emile-Hojbjerg replaces Steven Davis.

Southampton XI: Forster, Yoshida, Stephens, Van Dijk, Redmond, Bertrand, Romeu, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Tadic, Austin.

Subs: McCarthy, Hoedt, Davis, Lemina, Boufal, Gabbiadini, Pied.

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Arsenal make just one change to the side that lost 3-1 to Manchester United last weekend, as Per Mertesacker comes in for the injured Shkodran Mustafi.

The bigger news perhaps is that Theo Walcott doesn't make the bench against his former club and Jack Wilshere doesn't break into the starting XI after both impressed in the Europa League this week.

Arsenal XI: Cech, Bellerin, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Monreal, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Ramsey, Sanchez, Ozil, Lacazette,

Subs: Ospina, Wilshere, Giroud, Iwobi, Welbeck, Maitland-Niles, Coquelin.

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Jermaine Jenas
Former England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

Liverpool have got four of the best players in the Premier League in one-on-one situations. They can go past you in the blink of an eye. Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are not wingers, they love scoring goals.

I think Roberto Firmino is a top player. He sets the tone, he’s the trigger for everyone else to press. He’s unselfish and sacrifices a lot of his game to do it. I can see a time when he’s not the main man up top.

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Owen Hargreaves
Former United and City midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

Manchester United have to win. A draw is even good for Manchester City because how many points are they going to drop over the rest of the season? It is more a must-win game for United. If City win the title race is over.

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The full Southampton and Arsenal line-ups are coming your way shortly.

Let's get a few more thoughts from our pundits on the Merseyside and Manchester derbies first.