By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Liverpool beat Southampton 3-2 on Sunday to establish an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League table.
The Reds took the lead from a Saints error on the half hour mark.
Dominik Szoboszlai pounced on a poor pass to put the the ball into the net.
The hosts equalised from the penalty spot before the break.
Adam Armstrong saw his spot kick saved but scored from the rebound.
Southampton took a shock lead after the break when Mateus Fernandes finished off a sublime counter-attack but Mohamed Salah made it 2-2 in the 65th minute.
The home team conceded a penalty in the 83rd minute from a Yukinari Sugarawa handball and Salah made no mistake from the spot as Liverpool sealed the three points.
