Poor mistakes cost Saints again
Liverpool set off in the game at a fast pace and surprised a sluggish Saints, but it was ultimately poor defensive play again that saw them concede twice.
First, Wesley Hoedt completely missed the ball when trying to clear downfield and allowed Mohamed Salah space to pick his pass to the onrushing Roberto Firmino for 1-0.
Secondly, a nicely worked Liverpool move led to their second goal, but slack closing down and tracking of runners made the job a whole lot easier for them.
The second goal seemed to completely knock the stuffing out of the Saints team and the result never really looked in doubt after that.