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LIVERPOOL surged 22 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 win over Southampton as Leicester and Chelsea consolidated their place in the top four in a 2-2 draw at the King Power.
Mohamed Salah scored twice as the champions-elect equalled a Premier League record with a 20th straight home win at Anfield.
Southampton believed they should have had a penalty early in the second half when Danny Ings went down in the box against his old club, but no spot-kick was given. Liverpool went straight up the other end to take the lead through Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
“The game would have been going in a different direction,” admitted Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp had the penalty been awarded.
“We had to change in the second half. That helped massively and when we are rolling it’s difficult to stop.”
Jordan Henderson doubled the European champions lead with a smart finish on the hour mark.
Salah then produced two cool finishes in the final 20 minutes as Klopp’s men took their tally of points to a remarkable 100 from the last possible 102. — SuperSport
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter