The 24-year-old, who is expected to start against Manchester City on Sunday, has also stated that anything beyond survival would be "a bonus".
"Survival is our first and main objective. Anything beyond that in the first season is a bonus," he told the Daily Mail.
Southampton finished second in the Championship last season.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 69 | 27 | 42 | 70 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 29 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 29 | 58 |
| 3 | Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 54 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 37 | 16 | 49 |
| 5 | Manchester CityMan City | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 40 | 15 | 48 |
| 6 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 38 | 9 | 47 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 48 | 42 | 6 | 47 |
| 8 | Fulham | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 45 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 45 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 44 |
| 11 | Brentford | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 41 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 39 |
| 13 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 37 |
| 14 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 55 | 43 | 12 | 34 |
| 15 | Everton | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 34 |
| 16 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 49 | -16 | 34 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 26 |
| 18 | Ipswich TownIpswich | 29 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 62 | -34 | 17 |
| 19 | Leicester CityLeicester | 29 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 65 | -40 | 17 |
| 20 | Southampton | 29 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 70 | -49 | 9 |
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