The Liverpool players took advantage of yesterday's setback by Manchester City, who were defeated by Tottenham (4:0) - the "reds" today defeated Southampton 12:3 away in the 2th round of the Premier League, so they have eight points more than the current champion.
And next week there is a big derby - Liverpool will host Pep Guardiola's team at Anfield on Sunday (17). It will be an opportunity for Sloto's team to increase their advantage in the standings with a possible victory.
Today, Liverpool led 1:0, then lost 2:1, and then in the end achieved a turnaround and the 10th victory of the season.
The "Reds" took the lead after half an hour of play - Soboslaj took advantage of a mistake by Fernandes and Downs and shook the net.
Before the goal, Liverpool had a chance through Salah, while on the other end it was Downes who was imprecise.
Southampton equalized at the end of the first half - Robertson was careless, committed a foul, and the home team received a penalty. Armstrong was inaccurate from 11 meters (saved by Kelleher), and then he was lucky because he got to the ball after the intervention of the Liverpool goalkeeper, so he managed to shake the net.
The home team completed the turnaround in the 56th minute, when Armstrong assisted after a counterattack, and Fernandes scored the goal.
After that, Liverpool's attacks followed, the guests had the initiative, and reached the equalizer in the 65th minute through Salah, and after a big mistake by the Southampton goalkeeper, McCarthy.
After that, Luis Diaz had a chance, and Salah completed the turnaround from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute and took Liverpool to plus eight over City.
The Egyptian representative could have achieved a hat-trick in the finish, but he hit the post.
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