Rickie Lambert admits he cannot wait to return to Merseyside, as Southampton prepare to face Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday. The official Southampton website reports.

The Saints will go into the match with confidence, after back-to-back wins over Aston Villa in the League and Sheffield Wednesday in the Capital One Cup.

Lambert tried to review the upcoming match in a professional manner, before revealing how the match evoked memories of playing for the Toffees’ local rivals, Liverpool as a boy.

He said: “It’s just another one.

“But it’s another one that all the lads are buzzing for, and for me as a Scouser it’s definitely one I’ve been looking forward to.”

Although, the 30-year-old is aware of David Moyes’ side’s good start to the season and admits they will have to be at their very best to get a result.

“They’re flying at the minute, but even when they’re not flying it’s a hard place to go so we know we’ve got a hard game on our hands.

“Hopefully the Villa win is going to give us the confidence to go there and get something”, he added.