took full benefit of by coming from behind to beat 3-2 on Sunday.
The Reds took the lead by Dominik Szoboszlai however noticed themselves 2-1 down after 56 minutes with objectives from Adam Armstrong and Mateus Fernandes.
Nonetheless, so long as Mohamed Salah is on the pitch, Liverpool are by no means out of it and two strikes within the closing 25 minutes delivered all three factors for Arne Slot’s males, who’ve now gained 12 and drawn one in every of their final 13 matches throughout all competitions — extending their lead on the high of the desk to eight factors.
Right here’s how the gamers rated at St. Mary’s.
Southampton participant rankings
Alex McCarthy: 47%
Culpable for each Liverpool objectives, enjoying his aspect into hassle on the primary and fully misjudging the ball on the second. Made a few good saves however not sufficient to undo his errors.
Kyle Walker-Peters: 53%
Tried his finest to present Southampton some thrust however solely accomplished one in every of his 5 tried dribbles. Put a giant defensive shift in with three tackles, six clearances and 5 recoveries.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis: 53%
Was stored busy, profitable 4 of his 5 aerial duels, whereas making 5 clearances, 4 blocks and one restoration.
Jack Stephens: 54%
Had loads of defending to do however obtained by most of it properly. Gave the ball away cheaply just a few too many occasions.
Flynn Downes: 43%
Thrust into an unfamiliar centre-back position and in all honesty, didn’t do himself justice. Dispossessed a number of occasions in harmful areas and dreadfully didn’t clear the ball within the build-up to Szoboszlai’s opening purpose.
Ryan Fraser: 49%
Moved right into a wing-back position however solely managed flashes of affect within the closing third. Pinned again properly by Salah.
Tyler Dibling: 50%
Performed an important position within the build-up to Southampton’s second purpose and was a continuing menace on the break along with his velocity and dribbling, though he did solely handle to finish one in every of 5 take-ons which knocks his rating down.
Adam Lallana: 57%
Confirmed just a few elegant touches however needed to come off early with an harm.
Mateus Fernandes: 53%
Caught in possession on Liverpool’s first purpose however made up for it by scoring Southampton’s second. Created one probability and was correct with two of his three tried crosses, whereas he additionally made two clearances and 4 recoveries.
Paul Onuachu: 41%
Accomplished a match-high three dribbles however solely touched the ball 20 occasions, discovering himself very remoted.
Adam Armstrong: 66%
Obtained fortunate to see his missed penalty rebound again at him however was alive to the possibility. Additionally arrange Fernandes for the second purpose however his score his hit by his preliminary penalty miss.
Sub: Joe Aribo (37′, for Lallana): 43%
Made just a few thrilling bursts ahead however didn’t fairly handle to affect the sport sufficient.
Liverpool participant rankings
Caoimhin Kelleher: 67%
Unfortunate to see Armstrong rating the rebound after he initially stored the penalty out and will do nothing concerning the Fernandes purpose. Made a few good saves at key moments.
Conor Bradley: 54%
Stuffed in properly sufficient for Trent Alexander-Arnold, making an attempt three pictures and and one in every of his two dribbles. Was dribbled previous twice himself, although.
Ibrahima Konate: 51%
Regarded off the tempo however to his credit score, did properly to keep up his self-discipline after getting booked within the first half. Konate has had higher days on the workplace.
Virgil van Dijk: 55%
Accomplished a match-high 77 passes and registered 100% success on aerial duels, whereas he wasn’t dribbled previous as soon as.
Andy Robertson: 47%
Created a match-high 5 possibilities and was a powerhouse going ahead, however is marked down severely for his foul that led to Southampton’s penalty. Fortunately, Salah made positive it didn’t matter.
Ryan Gravenberch: 67%
Managed the sport as soon as once more with some metronomic passing and well timed defensive interventions. Created three possibilities, together with organising Salah’s first purpose. Continues to be one of many greatest success tales below Arne Slot up to now.
Curtis Jones: 59%
A little bit of a comedown from his worldwide exploits, however Jones was nonetheless clear as a whistle on the ball, finishing all 56 of his passes, six of which went into the ultimate third.
Mohamed Salah: 70%
Jamie Carragher as soon as once more declared Salah as ‘one of many biggest gamers ever to play for Liverpool’ and actually, what extra are you able to say? When issues appeared bleak for Liverpool, he stood up as soon as once more and delivered what could possibly be two extra monumental objectives on this membership’s historical past. Salah’s score takes a slight hit as a result of he missed with so many pictures, however he gained’t care one bit after deciding the match.
Dominik Szoboszlai: 81%
Took his purpose brilliantly to open the scoring, whereas he created three possibilities, accomplished each of his dribbles and was profitable with all 4 of his tackles. Liverpool want rather more of this from Szboszlai, who’s but to point out consistency at Anfield.
Cody Gakpo: 76%
A vigorous hour, creating one probability, making an attempt three pictures and finishing each of his tried dribbles.
Darwin Nunez: 46%
Didn’t get going or supply Liverpool a lot of something. Misplaced all three of his aerial duels and gained solely two of six on the bottom, whereas creating one probability and hitting only one shot on track.
How do Squawka participant rankings work?
Squawka’s new participant score system is wholly stats-based. Participant scores are based mostly on the numbers they put up throughout a spread of on-ball occasions, from objectives scored to tackles gained.
We tailor-made every rating to the gamers’ respective positions utilizing intensive analysis and experience. For instance, forwards are rated on metrics like pictures on track, touches within the opposition field, and large possibilities created. In the meantime, centre-backs are rewarded for profitable aerial duels, making blocks, profitable long-range passes, and many others.