Liverpool indulged in a spot of record-equalling as they took another step closer to that coveted league title. Jürgen Klopp’s unbeaten team matched Manchester City’s record of 20 consecutive
Premier League home wins with an ultimately emphatic defeat of Southampton, matching Nottingham Forest’s run of 42 top-flight league games unbeaten along the way. The added bonus was the comfort of a 22-point lead at the summit.
Victory looked convincing and on the evidence of the second half it was as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jordan Henderson and
Mohamed Salah scored the goals that maintained Liverpool’s imperious Premier League campaign. But this was a fight before it became a procession. For 45 minutes Southampton proved a problematic and troublesome opponent. For the second 45 minutes, however, they were left trailing in the wake of the champions in-waiting.