As the two clubs prepare to horns at St Mary, so Richard Edwards takes a look at those who represented both sides of the divide
Southampton 2004-05, Liverpool 2005-08
Southampton may have been relegated for the first time in a generation during his season at the club, but Crouch rediscovered his goalscoring touch at St Mary's in 2004/05 after two barren years at Aston Villa.
His penalty-box exploits that season caught the attention of Liverpool, who paid £7m to bring him to Anfield. The striker bagged an FA Cup winner’s medal in 2006 as Rafa Benitez's charges hauled themselves back from the brink against West Ham, while he also became an England regular during his time on Merseyside.