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ALEX Neil said Saturday’s opponents Southampton have a “top squad for the level.” The Lions travel to Saint Mary’s this weekend as they aim to continue their perfect start of the season, with Neil’s side winning their first four fixtures. Saints have endured a more mixed start, beating Stoke City 3-1 but losing to Watford 2-1 on the opening day and suffering a heavy 4-1 defeat to West Ham in the EFL Cup Second Round. Tonda Eckert’s side started the season with a four-point deduction for spying on three other Championship clubs last season. They were also expelled from the play-off final, with Middlesbrough taking their place. Hull beat Boro 2-0 at Wembley. The last time the two teams met, they played out a goalless draw on New Year’s Day on the south coast. Millwall beat them 3-2 courtesy of a late Tristan Crama winner in the reverse fixture two months beforehand. Neil expects a tough clash. “They’re a good side,” Neil said. “They won a lot of games towards the end of last year. I think this year, they’ve started the season reasonably well. “Going to St Mary’s is always gonna be difficult. They’ve got a top squad for the level, and they’ll be expected to be up there. The squad cost them to put it together. For us, we played them twice last year. We put in two really strong performances. We need to do that again.”