MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Widely tipped as a possible relegation contender following its summer of upheaval, Southampton has stunned English football by winning eight of its first 12 games to sit in second place in the Premier League and split the country's established powers. The results of Southampton's next three games could show whether it has the ability to hang around for the long haul. The team managed by former Netherlands defender Ronald Koeman hosts champion Manchester City on Sunday to kick off a challenging run of fixtures that sees it play Arsenal and Manchester United in the next two rounds and then Everton and Chelsea later in December. If the south-coast club comes through that tough schedule boasting some victories and with its self-belief intact, the likes of Liverpool, Tottenham, United and Arsenal — teams struggling for form in the race for the Champions League places — may start to worry. "I think it's possible," a bullish Koeman said of Southampton's chances of a top-four finish, "because I don't see a lot of teams that are better than Southampton.Read more on NewsOK.com
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