Southampton vs Liverpool (1-2)
Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino were smitten at Southampton as city won 2-1 to continue their run of consecutive Premier League victories despite a late Adrian mistake. Southampton vs Liverpool
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds started poorly on the south coast on Sat, seeing their hosts squander some of the respectable first-half probabilities, but Mane, as thus usually, came up with the products.
His sensible effort – a 3rd of the season once two within the UEFA Superfinal – woke city from their slumber and that they were snug in the playing period even before Firmino doubled the advantage.
There was a wobble once Adrian hacked the ball straight at Danny Ings for AN unlikely Saints response. Former Reds striker Ings ought to have equal with a gilt-edged likelihood for his second. However, the city prevailed.
A run of 9 wins to shut out last season couldn’t deny Manchester town the title. However, that streak of league successes goes on – reaching a club-record-equalling eleven – as Klopp’s men look to be within the combine once more this term.
Liverpool, maybe missing Alisson’s calm in possession, looked shaky at the rear ahead of time.
However, they were grateful to Adrian – passed match once a freak articulatio plana injury within the Super Cup celebrations – for AN spontaneous close-range stop from Maya Yoshida following a corner.
The hosts remained on prime and had another large-headed likelihood as Che Adams met Oriol Romeu’s cross ten yards out however nodded over the crossbar.
Firmino ought to have stretched the lead once he fell an end past the right-hand post. However, he created no mistake for the following time he was granted a sight of goal, moving from left to right within the space and hanging low into the bottom-left corner.
Goals Southampton
| 83′ | Southampton | D. Ings |
Goals Liverpool
| 45+1′ | Liverpool | S. Mane |
| 71′ | Liverpool | R. Firmino |
Southampton Lineups
| 28 | Angus Gunn |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 3 | Maya Yoshida |
| 4 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 43 | Yan Valery |
| 16 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 14 | Oriol Romeu |
| 23 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 21 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 10 | Che Adams |
| 22 | Nathan Redmond |
Liverpool Lineups
| 13 | Adrián |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 7 | James Milner |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
Southampton vs Liverpool Match Statistics
Southampton |
Liverpool |
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| 14 | Shots Total | 15 |
| 3 | Shots on goal | 6 |
| 7 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 4 | Shots blocked | 3 |
| 9 | Shots inside box | 8 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 7 |
| 10 | Fouls | 6 |
| 5 | Corners | 9 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 36% | Possession Time | 64% |
| 295 | Passes Total | 518 |
| 193 | Accurate Passes | 404 |