(Reuters) - Southampton's five-game unbeaten run in the Premier League, which has lifted them to seventh in the table, has halted a worrying mid-season slump, according to defender Virgil van Dijk.
Saints lost six league matches out of eight to slip to 13th in the standings last month, seven points above the bottom three, and manager Ronald Koeman feared his side were being drawn into the relegation battle.
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