Mane scores twice as Southampton hit back to beat Liverpool

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Southampton v Liverpool - Barclays Premier League Reuters: Southampton staged a remarkable recovery from 2-0 down with Sadio Mane scoring twice to damage Liverpool’s hopes of moving into top-four contention in the Premier League on Sunday.

Philippe Coutinho’s curling shot past Fraser Forster gave Liverpool the lead after 17 minutes and they doubled their advantage four minutes later when Daniel Sturridge finished off a swift counter-attack.

Liverpool were well worth their lead but Southampton were a different proposition after the break. Mane had a penalty saved by Simon Mignolet in the 49th minute but he made amends with a close-range finish just past the hour mark.

Christian Benteke should have restored Liverpool’s two-goal advantage but shot wide from a good position.

From then on it was all Southampton as the visitors, looking heavy-legged after their midweek Europa League clash with Manchester United, sat back in the hope of playing out time.

Graziano Pelle shook off the attentions of both Liverpool’s centre backs to equalise with a powerful 20-metre strike seven minutes from time.

Mane snatched the points three minutes later with a precise low finish after Mignolet had failed to clear and the ball was played back into the danger area.

Victory moved Southampton into seventh place on 47 points, three more than Liverpool.

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