Jürgen Klopp was left proud of Liverpool’s battling capabilities after their 2-1 victory over Southampton on Tuesday night.
The Reds made nine changes for the trip to St Mary’s Stadium in midweek following Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup triumph against Chelsea at Wembley.
Klopp’s men fell behind to an early Nathan Redmond deflected effort before goals from Takumi Minamino and Joel Matip secured a vital win in the race for the Premier League title.
Liverpool now enter Sunday’s final game against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield one point behind Manchester City at the top of the table, who face Aston Villa at home.