

Egyptian sensation Mohamed Salah scores twice against Southampton as Liverpool secures a crucial victory ahead of their upcoming matchup with Manchester City, allowing them to go eight points clear at the top of the English Premier League. After hosts Southampton made a sloppy pass in their own penalty area, Liverpool's Hungarian midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring in the 30th minute at St. Mary's Stadium.
Southampton had been given a penalty before the interval. Adam Armstrong's penalty was saved by Liverpool goalie Caoimhin Kelleher, but the Southampton attacker scored following Kelleher's rebound. In the 56th minute, Southampton took a 2-1 lead thanks to a counterattack goal by Mateus Fernandes. But Salah hammered the ball into the Southampton net with conviction to give the Reds the equalizer after 65 minutes. Liverpool was given a penalty after Yukinari Sugawara's handball. The Premier League leaders won 3-2 thanks to a goal from Salah from the white spot in the 83rd minute.