If this is to be Liverpool’s year, it may be resilience and an admirable ability to bounce back from setbacks within games, rather than a dazzling forward line or stingy defence, that makes the difference. They were rarely at their best on the south coast and even fretted in arrears for a period but, ruthlessly, they still prevailed.
In time – particularly if that agonising 29-year wait is finally ended next month – they may reflect on this win as having far more significance than merely serving to re-establish a two-point lead over Manchester City in the run-in. Jürgen Klopp would have attempted to spin a positive riposte, no doubt, but dropping points even at a revitalised Southampton would have felt disastrous, surrendering all momentum to the champions.
Written by Dominic Fifield at St Mary’s Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/05/southampton-liverpool-premier-league-match-report under the title “Liverpool made to sweat before cool Mo Salah eases title nerves”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
