The Danish star made it to double-figures in all competitons this season with a cracking opening goal after 14 minutes. Mousa Dembele fed the ball into Christian’s path as he ran in from the right before unleashing a low, left-foot curler into the bottom corner from 25 yards.
Dele Alli made it 2-0 from the penalty spot 20 minutes later and Fraser Forster somehow kept out Toby Alderweireld’s point-blank header from Christian’s corner as we took control of the first half.
James Ward-Prowse reduced arrears for the Saints on 52 minutes and, as Mauricio Pochettino explained, that gave the visitors the belief to push on for an equaliser.