(Reuters) - Southampton captain Steven Davis has warned his team they will face a highly motivated Crystal Palace side in the Premier League this weekend following the shock dismissal of their manager. Palace, rooted to the bottom of the table, sacked Dutchman Frank de Boer on Monday, but Davis believes his departure will galvanise the south London club when Southampton visit Selhurst Park for Saturday's early kick-off. "Selhurst Park isn't an easy place to go," Davis told Southampton's website. Southampton have also made a slow start and suffered their first league defeat of the season at home to Watford on Saturday. Davis said they have plenty of room for improvement following their limp display in the 2-0 defeat by Watford.

Source: The Star September 12, 2017 13:21 UTC