Liverpool come from behind at the Southcoast to keep title hopes alive

Jurgen Klopp’s men pulled off another miracle with a bionic showing against The Saints as they overhauled Southampton to keep the title still in contention.

Very unpredictably, Klopp made nine changes to the side that triumphed in the FA Cup final last weekend. With injuries already dealt to Salah, Van Dijk and Fabinho, the starting line-up was further star-striped as essentials like Arnold(replaced by Gomez), Robertson(replaced by Tsimikas), Mane, Diaz, Thiago were made to sit out on this one, Klopp turning his squad entirely upside down. Opting for less of a capable squad, the German tactician managed to get the important job done.

The Reds’ evening was seemingly getting sour as The Saints picked up an early lead courtesy of a 13th minute counter attack that saw Redmond break through the left flank before curling a shot into the net off Milner’s foot.

Liverpool drew level shortly before the half hour mark as Joe Gomez weaved a good cross into the box and Jota teed up Minamino for a powerful blast into McCarthy’s goal.

Minamino’s effort silenced Southampton’s and the away side continued to put pressure eventually claiming the highly coveted three points through an awkward second half Joel Matip header whose projectile trajectory managed to beat McCarthy.

It was a decent night for Klopp and his away fans. Konate was great, Matip did a good job, Tsimikas was able to deliver a number of crosses, Jones frequently cut through the left flank and middle, holding for Liverpool.

In the end, Liverpool were able to sidestep this challenge without a handful of top stars thanks to Jurgen’s canons. The Reds now sit on 89 points behind City’s 90 and will travel to Wolves this weekend for a do-or-die fixture whilst hoping club legend and Aston Villa manager, Steven Gerrard can do them a huge favour by upsetting their competitors when his side takes on Guardiola’s.