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Virgil van Dijk happy with his return to St Mary's after Liverpool's easy win at Southampton

Virgil van Dijk said he just 'did his thing' despite receiving a hostile reception on his return to St Mary's in Liverpool's comfortable win over Southampton.

The Dutchman, who moved to the Merseyside club for a reported fee of £75million in January was greeted with boos every time he touched the ball in what turned out to be an easy victory for his new club.

Roberto Firmino gave Liverpool an early lead with an assured finish after Mohamed Salah pounced on a mistake by Wesley Hoedt.

The hosts forced good saves from Loris Karius in the first-half, but the contest was all sewn up when Firmino's wonderful flick let in Salah who bagged his 29th goal of the season just before the break.