This archive report was first published on 17 August 2019.
On Saturday, Liverpool secured a 2-1 win over Southampton in the Premier League, with Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino scoring crucial goals.
Published on August 17, 2019, the match saw Liverpool provisionally take the top spot in the standings with six points from two games.
Mane's superb individual goal gave Liverpool the lead on the stroke of halftime, with Firmino scoring the second goal in the 71st minute.
However, the visitors barely hung on in the closing stages after a howler by their stand-in goalkeeper Adrian gifted the home side a lifeline.
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