Liverpool hosted a return to the second half to secure a 3-1 victory over Southampton on Anfield.
Visitors took the shock before the half -time Willbone, but the three -time crackling at the beginning of the second half turned the game in favor of Reds.
Goals of Nunez and Mohamed Salah, the latter twice scored from the penalty area, ensured that Arne Slot -This raised all three points and moved 16 clean at the top.
Southampton arrived at Anfield as a heavy underdogs, and Liverpool dominated the possession from the beginning.
Curtis Jones had an early chance, but withdrew his shot wide, while Nunez also tested Aarona Ramsdale with a tame effort from a distance.
At the time of stopping in the first half, Southampton used a defensive backlog.
The rapid insertion of Ryan Manning caught Liverpool’s back line, and Smallbone ran into the wrong communication between Alisson and Virgil Van Dijka to a place home from close range.
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The slot team needed a reaction after the break, and that quickly came. Six minutes in the second half, Luis Diaz produced a moment of glow, mitigating Kyle Walker-Peters before reducing the ball for Nunez, which turned a simple touch into the equalizer.
Just three minutes later, Liverpool ended the turn when Smallbone failed Nunez in the penalty area. Salah stepped up and sent a Spot Kukac past Ramsdale to bring the leadership to the hosts.
Southampton, who struggles to find the way back into the game, failed to create clear options.
Their best chance after acknowledgments arrived in the 70th minute when the replacement Cameron Archer entered the Liverpool box and forced the salvation from Alisson.
As the match entered the added time, Liverpool was awarded another penalty after VAR intervened to review Yukinari Sugawar handball under the pressure of Diaz.
Salah re -entered and pushed his effort into the upper corner, sealed the victory and scored the season on 27 goals.
The dominant view of Liverpool is reflected in statistics, registering XG of 4.07 compared to 0.31 southampton.
Victory ensures that the Reds are in a quarrel in multiple competitions, with the key second leg of the Champions League against PSG on the horizon, followed by the Cup League final against the Newcastle United.
Southampton, meanwhile, continue their battle to avoid falling out, despite the prospect of laying against them.
