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Southampton 1-0 Liverpool PLAYER RATINGS: Assured Loris Karius keeps Reds in the tie and Maya Yoshida fills the Jose Fonte void

Southampton grabbed a slender advantage in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final on Wednesday night.

A gaffe by Ragnar Klavan allowed Nathan Redmond to score the only goal in the 20th minute on Wednesday night.

Here, Sportsmail runs the rule over the performances of both sets of players.

SOUTHAMPTON (4-3-3)

FRASER FORSTER 6.5

Smart save from Firmino’s snapshot in the first half and took control over his box at set-piece openings.

CEDRIC SOARES 6.5

Tough night in trying to shut down the elusive Lallana. Often found himself forced deep but handled task well.