James Milner saw his penalty saved in a 0-0 draw with Southampton at Anfield, where the Reds have taken just two points out of the last nine
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The sense of déjà vu could not be shifted on Sunday afternoon, even though the circumstances were contrasting. There were 196 days separating Southampton’s double use of a straightjacket on Liverpool in the league, but while the goalless draw at St Mary’s in November kept Jurgen Klopp’s side at the summit of the division, the stalemate by the same scoreline at Anfield over the weekend left them clawing on in the top four.