Saints 1-2 Liverpool: Mane sends Reds to top but Adrian makes Karius-like howler

Liverpool have held on to all three points after surviving late onslaught from Southampton at St Mary's on Saturday.

Match Report

Adrian started in goal for Liverpool after managing to overcome his ankle injury and was called into action after 20 minutes as he was forced to save Yoshida's header from point-blank range. 

With just second remaining in the first half, Mane stepped up to give Liverpool the lead after firing a superb shot into the far corner, beating Gunn all ends up in the Saints net.

The Reds should've been two goals up but Firmino's shot went agonisingly just past the post 20 minutes after the restart. However, five minutes later Firmino got his goal after he brilliantly danced his way inside the area before placing a low driven effort into the left-hand side of the goal. 

Adrian then went from hero to zero after he casually had a pass intercepted by Ings to score against his former side. Ings had a glorious opportunity to equalise for the Saints but the English striker was unable to make the most of the chance.

Match Events

20' Great save from Adrian!

Yoshida gets a free header to divert the corner goalwards but Adrian makes the save from point-blank range! Salah then tries to lead a counter-attack down the left but is eased off it by Romeu.

46' GOAL! Southampton 0-1 Liverpool (Mane)

Mane receives the ball from Milner on the left, drops his shoulder to beat his man and curls a wonderful strike into the top-right corner to open the scoring against his former club!

56' Salah misses a golden chance!

Salah is played clean through on the right and into the box, opens his body up and shoots across goal with his left, but Gunn is out well and denies him with an outstretched leg!

65' CLOSE! Firmino's shot wide out

Mane races onto a ball down the left with his searing pace and curls a low ball into the box for Firmino to meet. The Brazilian opens his body up to guide it into the far corner, but he places it just wide! That looked a certain goal.

67' NICE TRY! Ings' shot over the bar

Ings left-footed effort from outside the box that flies just over the top-left corner!

71' GOAL! Southampton 0-2 Liverpool (Firmino)

Firmino makes it 2-0! It's sloppy play at the back and Mane pinches it before feeding Firmino just inside the box. He ghosts past a few players on the edge of the area before guiding the ball into the bottom-left corner past Gunn!

83' GOAL! Southampton 1-2 Liverpool (Ings)

WHAT A HOWLER! There's no danger as Van Dijk plays the ball back to Adrian in acres of space. He takes an age to play it as Ings closes him down and ends up passing the ball straight off the Southampton striker and into his own net!

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