Liverpool Regain Top of PL After Southampton Victory (3-1)

By: Ibrahim El-Shawarby

CAIRO, April.6 (SEE)-  Mohamed Salah and Jordan Henderson earned Liverpool a vital 3-1 victory over Southampton, regaining the top of the English Premier League.

Southampton opened the scoring, but Liverpool recovered from a surprisingly sluggish start and Naby Keita's header, his first goal for the club, levelled the scores before halftime.

Locked at 1-1 Liverpool were laying siege to the Southampton goal but it was Salah, who had not scored for eight games, who provided the moment of magic they desperately required in the 80th minute, racing away to score a majestic solo goal.

It was Salah's 50th Premier League goal for Liverpool and six minutes later Henderson, on as a substitute, wrapped it up with a close-range finish.

Liverpool looked like they were losing the tug of war with Manchester City in a titanic title race, but once again Juergen Klopp's side would not be denied as they edged a step closer to a first league title since 1990. The phenomenal victory lifted Liverpool to 82 points from 33 games, with City on 80 from 32.