There was much to encourage and concern Arne Slot – and Paris Saint-Germain for that matter – as the Liverpool head coach looked down from the Anfield directors’ box on another victorious step towards the Premier League title. The leaders toiled against Southampton until a triple half-time substitution ignited the spark that resulted in a 16-point lead at the summit. PSG may not be so forgiving.
Two Mohamed Salah penalties secured Liverpool victory after Darwin Núñez had cancelled out Will Smallbone’s opener for the Ivan Juric’s struggling side. The result had appeared a forgone conclusion before kick off, it ended up one too, yet this was a fight for Liverpool as they geared up for Tuesday’s Champions League return against Luis Enrique’s side.
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