Liverpool: Sadio Mane (45+1″), Roberto Firmino (71″)
Southampton: Danny Ings (83″)
Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino’s goals gave Liverpool a 2-1 win at Southampton despite a late scare from the hosts at St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton.
Goals
WOOOOWWW! ????????
Unstoppable Sadio ???? pic.twitter.com/25n2lR3DYT
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 17, 2019
Brilliant finish ⚽️
Memorable celebration ????Bobby being Bobby ???? pic.twitter.com/mcLGDg36cd
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 19, 2019
First Half
Southampton were on top in the first half and Adrian brilliantly saved Maya Yoshida’s header after a corner. After he also saved when he rushed out of his goal to deny Che Adams.
Just before half-time, Sadio Mane’s superb shot gave Liverpool the lead, with Roberto Firmino extending the Reds’ lead after the interval.
Second Half
Liverpool were in cruise control — until the 83rd minute when Adrian took too long to clear the ball. His shot got rebound off Danny Ings and into the Liverpool net to revive Southampton’s hopes of securing a point.
The Spanish shot-stopper only joined the club on August 5 to provide cover for Alisson Becker, but was immediately thrown in at the deep end after the Brazilian keeper sustained a calf injury in Liverpool’s opening day Premier League victory over Norwich.
On Friday, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp revealed he had concerns that Adrian might not be fit for Saturday’s Premier League game against Southampton and the Champions League winners might have to rely on either 35-year-old Andy Lonergan or 20-year-old Caoimhin Kelleher, who has just graduated from the club’s academy.
In the end, Adrian was fit enough to play against Southampton and the Spaniard had another eventful 90 minutes.
Team
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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 17, 2019
The team news is in! ????
Here's how #SaintsFC line-up to face #LFC this afternoon in the #PL: pic.twitter.com/UAALbRHRxD
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) August 17, 2019
Head to Head
After Match
“He has finally arrived because it is his third game and so it is normal for a Liverpool keeper to tick that box [by making a mistake] … Now we can carry on,” Klopp told the BBC as he reflected on Liverpool’s win and Adrian’s error. “I said before the game that most of the headlines were written, everyone was prepared for what looked like a banana skin, because Southampton had lost their first game and we had problems here last year,” added the Liverpool manaer. “Our plan for the headline was ‘the mentality giants are in town’ — that was my headline. I thought the boys fought for each yard of the pitch and played good football and scored wonderful goals.”
