Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp demands Arsenal are still in the battle for a top four position in the Premier League in spite of his side building a nine-point hole on their rivals.
Goals from Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah fired the Reds go down to third place in the Premier League table above Tottenham and two points behind second-placed Manchester United.
Salah set up the Brazilian for the opener only seven minutes in and the Egyptian winger got his 22nd alliance objective of the season in no time before half-time on account of an astute help from Firmino.
Southampton, who were up against their previous safeguard Virgil van Dijk on his arrival to St Mary's, end the end of the week in the assignment zone as their mission for a first home group win since November proceeds.
Furthermore, Klopp was simply satisfied to get the diversion off the beaten path with another three focuses on the board.
“It was not a brilliant performance, not everything worked quite well, the wind was quite strange,” Klopp told BBC Sport. “It was difficult circumstances and we did the job. That is very important.
“We scored early, got the second goal in the right moment and then controlled the game.
“We don’t have normal weekends anymore. We want to finish the season top four and we need the points. I don’t think nine points from Arsenal is enough to have rest but it is nine points. There is a lot to go for and we will try to carry on like today.”
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