Liverpool 3 Southampton 1 result - Mohamed Salah nets two goals and Nunez on target after Smallbone gave Saints lead

The former Liverpool man gets an ovation from Anfield.

Diaz clips a ball into the middle but it is at an awkward height for Salah who doesn't connect well with a right-footed volley and the effort flies wide.

Smallbone played him in behind Robertson and he sprinted until the penalty area where he made room outside Van Dijk but saw his effort parried away by Alisson.

Many would have wanted Nunez off at half time, but Slot kept him on and he scored the key equaliser.

But the young substitute heads over the bar.

Dibling and Gronbek come off, Sugawara and Archer enter proceedings.

Liverpool now comfortable in possession and the Saints need to be on their game in the next few minutes to avoid the lead blowing out.

The Liverpool star slots the ball inches from Ramsdale's right-hand post giving the keeper no chance.

Nunez got in front of Smallbone as he was about to clear his area.

The flanker turned inside and crashed an effort which the keeper tips over.

Diaz gets to the by-line and pulls straight to Nunez five yards from goal and the Uruguayan opens his foot to guide wide of Ramsdale.

We've seen him score so many times from there, 20 yards out in a centre-right position, cutting on his left but Harwood-Bellis blocks. They've made so many blocks today Southampton.

Mac Allister's deep corner found Salah who teed up Elliott and he fired low and hard towards the far post but the Saints keeper got down to push the ball away to safety.

Robertson, Mac Allister and Elliott come on for Tsimikas, Szoboszlai and Jones.

Arne Slot's hopes of resting players in the second half with the PSG game in three days' time do not look promising.

He drives low towards the goal but Harwood-Bellis makes a sliding block.

He is brought down for a silly, petulant foul on Walker-Peters. They check to see if it is red-card worthy - but it never looked that bad.

Wow! A real mess up between Van Dijk and Alisson as both left the ball for each other in the six-yard box. Smallbone robbed them, then after being forced away from goal, with Alisson anticipating he would cross for a team-mate - and no team-mate on - the Southampton midfielder drilled the ball inside the near post.