Although they have to play away at St. Mary’s, everyone predicts an easy victory for Liverpool, because the home team Southampton has been showing poor form since the beginning of the season, and is at the bottom of the rankings.

However, in reality, The Kop had a difficult match, opening the score first, then falling behind, and having to sweat to restore order, winning the final victory, with Mohamed Salah ‘s timely explosion .

In the 65th minute, Ryan Gravenberch sent a long ball through the home team’s defense, reaching Mohamed Salah’s position. Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy misjudged and rushed out unreasonably, allowing Salah to put the ball into the empty net.

And then, the Egyptian star finished off his opponent with a cool penalty kick (minute 83), after Yukinari Sugawara let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area.

In addition to his brace, Mohamed Salah touched the ball 46 times, made 21/28 accurate passes (75%), created 1 decisive pass, completed 2/3 dribbles, and won 4/8 duels. The player wearing the number 11 shirt almost completed his hat-trick, if his close-range finish in the final minutes had not hit the post.

Fully aware of Liverpool’s formidable attacking power, Southampton coach Russell Martin deployed a 5-4-1 formation, proactively playing defensive counter-attacks. Before goalkeeper Alex McCarthy scored the equalizer to make it 2-2, Mohamed Salah and his teammates had a hard time against the aggressive pressing style of the home team at St. Mary’s.

Szoboszlai impressed with his smooth pressing escapes and delicate through balls, while Gravenberch observed the whole area to launch many effective progressive passes.