Mane hits brace as Southampton rally stuns Reds
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SOUTHAMPTON staged a remarkable recovery from 0-2 down with Sadio Mane scoring twice to damage Liverpool’s hopes of moving into top-four contention in the Premier League yesterday.
Philippe Coutinho’s curling shot past Fraser Forster gave Liverpool the lead after 17 minutes and the Reds doubled their advantage four minutes later when Daniel Sturridge finished off a swift counter-attack.
Liverpool was well worth its lead but hosts 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.
Graziano Pelle equalized with a powerful 20-meter strike seven minutes from time and Mane snatched the points three minutes later with a precise low finish to move Southampton into 7th place on 47 points, three more than Liverpool.
It meant that Liverpool failed to put pressure on Manchester City and Manchester United, who were facing off at the Etihad Stadium later in the day.
City currently occupies the fourth and final Champions League berth, a point above West Ham United and four points above both Manchester United and Southampton.
The day’s other game sees second-place Tottenham Hotspur host Bournemouth, with Mauricio Pochettino’s side bidding to cut leader Leicester City’s advantage back to five points.
Also yesterday, Aleksandar Mitrovic headed a late equalizer to end Newcastle’s miserable losing run against fiercest neighbor and rival Sunderland but the 1-1 draw still leaves both teams deep in the relegation mire.
The Serb soared at the far post to nod Georginio Wijnaldum’s 79th-minute chipped cross back into the opposite corner just as the fans at St James’ Park were preparing for a 7th straight loss at the hands of the Black Cats.
Sunderland had gone ahead a minute before halftime when Jermain Defoe volleyed in his 12th goal of the season and it had held out under plenty of Newcastle second-half pressure.
Described as one of the most important of the 156 Tyne-Wear derbies with relegation this season expected to cost 100 million pounds (US$144.79 million), the draw pleased neither Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce nor his old sparring partner, Newcastle’s new boss Rafa Benitez, with both sides still left in the drop zone.
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