Liverpool continue to enjoy the view from the top of the Premier League, but everything would have looked so much better for Jürgen Klopp and his players if they had shown the same ruthless touch in front of goal that had carried them to the summit. Instead they will leave the south coast ruing the missed opportunities that allowed Southampton to escape with a point from a game that Liverpool controlled.
Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino and Saido Mané, that exhilarating attacking trident, were not quite able to deliver when it mattered and there was no escaping the frustration on Klopp’s face as each chance went begging. Southampton defended resolutely at times and Fraser Forster made a couple of excellent saves, in particular in the first half when he denied Mané a goal on his return to St Mary’s, yet Liverpool will still feel that they should have taken one of their numerous openings.
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