Southampton 0 Liverpool 2In the end, Southampton’s support seemed unsure as to where they should direct their scorn. They had booed Virgil van Dijk throughout his return to the south coast, and merely grimaced at Sadio Mané’s incisive contributions. They were always playing catch-up here, trailing early as Liverpool countered at will, and far too powderpuff in front of goal. The centre-half, still well inside Southampton territory, slid a pass to Salah on the edge of the area and, under only vague pressure from Oriol Romeu, the Egyptian exchanged passes with Firmino. Salah, battering a rebound from McCarthy’s save into the side-netting, Mané and the substitute Lallana should have extended the visitors’ lead before the end.

Source: The Irish Times February 11, 2018 18:56 UTC