Liverpool produce classic away performance to sink Saints
Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino both got on the scoresheet and laid on assists for each other as Liverpool eased to victory over Southampton at St Mary's on Sunday.
Liverpool went into the game looking to move back into third place in the Premier League and they did just that with an almost perfect away day showing.
The ‘Reds’ got off to the perfect start after just six minutes when they took an early lead.
Southampton centre-back Wesley Hoedt failed to deal with a routine ball forward, allowing Mohamed Salah to race away. The Egyptian had the composure and presence of mind to draw Jack Stephens towards him before squaring for Roberto Firmino to slot home from just inside the box.
That goal meant that Liverpool went in at the break with a two-goal lead and they never looked like surrendering their advantage in the second half.
Salah lashed over in the opening knockings of the second period, before Hoedt wasted Southampton’s only real chance of the second half when he got too much on Ward-Prowse’s free-kick from the left at the near post.
As the game moved towards its conclusion Liverpool continued to have the best chances on the counter, with Firmino being denied by a sharp save form McCarthy, before Salah could only find the side-netting with the follow-up.
Mane and Andrew Robertson both had effort bravely blocked away late on, whilst substitute Adam Lallana was inches away from finding the far corner after a neat one-two with Salah.
The victory sees Liverpool move back into third place in the Premier League, whilst Southampton slip into the bottom three.