Southampton 0-2 Liverpool: Three key takeaways

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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 11: Sadio Mane of Liverpool runs with the ball under pressure from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg of Southampton and Mario Lemina of Southampton during the Premier League match between Southampton and Liverpool at St Mary’s Stadium on February 11, 2018 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /

Southampton struggled to a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday evening as first-half strikes from Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah saw the away side win at a canter.

The first-half intensity from Saints was fairly decent and they were able to test Reds keeper Loris Karius on a few occasions, but mistakes and slack closing down around their own area led to them going into the break two goals down.

In the second-half, Southampton fans were expecting to see some battle and fight from their side to provide hope ahead of the remainder of the season, but Saints couldn’t lay a glove on their opponents and only produced one shot after half-time.

This was a disheartening display for all involved after the recent improvement in results, and it is now vitally important that the team pick themselves up ahead of their most favourable run of fixtures of this campaign.

Here are three key takeaways that ingrained in the minds of Saints fans leaving the game: