Once again, the savior of the Reds was Salah, who scored a double
Liverpool in a dramatic, high-scoring thriller, he achieved an away victory over Southampton – 3:2.
The main outsider of the Premier League gave a worthy fight to the championship leader. The Reds, as expected, had the initiative; The hosts attacked much less often, but before the break they did it more sharply. However, it was the favorite who opened the scoring – Dominik Szoboszlai did it at the end of half an hour.
The Saints deservedly came back at the end of the half. A penalty was awarded for Andrew Robertson’s foul, Quivin Kelleher parried Adam Armstrong’s shot from the spot, but the striker himself finished the ball into the net.
The second half started sensationally – the underdog took the lead. Young Mateus Fernandes, who recently scored against Ukraine for the Portuguese youth team, scored his debut goal in the English Premier League.
Liverpool gathered their strength, pressed their opponents hard and eventually managed to achieve a strong-willed victory. The hero of the decisive period of the game was the long-time leader of the Reds, Mohamed Salah. First, the Egyptian scored from the game (assisted by Ryan Gravenberch), and then converted a penalty for handball by Yukinari Sugawara, who had recently entered the field.
Liverpool are confidently leading the Premier League, eight points ahead of Manchester City. Southampton closes the standings – the Saints have only four points after 12 rounds.
On November 27, Liverpool will host Real Madrid in the Champions League, and on December 1, they will play Manchester City at home in the Premier League. Southampton will face Brighton away on November 29.
- nuclear submarine 12th round
Southampton – Liverpool — 2:3 (1:1)
Goals: Armstrong 42, Fernandes 56 – Szoboszlai 30, Salah 65, 83, pen.
In the 42nd minute, Armstrong missed a penalty (goalkeeper)
Source: Sportarena
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