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Southampton 1-3 Liverpool: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Reds Return to the Top With Important Win

Liverpool returned to the summit of the Premier League after coming from behind to beat Southampton 3-1 on the south coast.

The Saints broke the deadlock after only nine minutes at St. Mary's, courtesy of Shane Long's 50th Premier League goal, as he controlled Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's flick-on before firing his effort beyond Alisson.

Despite Liverpool being below par throughout the half, they did enter half time level thanks to Naby Keita's first goal for the club in the 36th minute, with his header from Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross having just enough on it to beat Angus Gunn.

The second half saw Liverpool imposes themselves on the game more, although it took until the

80th minute before the Reds finally managed to break down a stubborn Southampton to score a vital second, with Mohamed Salah netting his 50th Premier League goal in a Liverpool shirt in the process, as he led a breakaway at pace before finishing beyond Gunn.