Jamie Carragher makes new FSG demand after Mohamed Salah sends Liverpool eight points clear

Mohamed Salah scored doubly arsenic the Reds came from 2-1 down to bushed Southampton 3-2 and widen their pb astatine the apical of the Premier League table

Jamie Carragher was speedy to acclaim Mo Salah aft the Liverpool fable sent the Reds 8 points wide astatine the apical of the Premier League astatine Southampton.

Liverpool were far from their champion connected a blustery time connected the southbound coast, but took the pb aft fractional an hr done Dominik Szoboszlai.

However, a substance of sloppy play from the visitors and an awesome showing from Southampton saw the hosts instrumentality the pb with goals either broadside of half-time, arsenic Adam Armstrong levelled erstwhile helium followed up his punishment which had been saved by Caoimhin Kelleher, earlier Matheus Fernandes finished good from a good break.

Enter Salah though, arsenic the Reds icon turned things astir successful spectacular style, archetypal knocking the shot past the stranded Alex McCarthy aft the seasoned stopper had attempted to travel retired of his goal, earlier firing location the winning punishment aft a handball from Saints sub Yukinari Sugawara.

It was aft that penalty, which Salah fired precocious into the nett past the dive of McCarthy, that Sky Sports co-commentator Carragher perfectly summed up however Liverpool fans consciousness astir the forward, who is retired of declaration astatine the extremity of the season.

Following the extremity Carragher said: "He is 1 of the top players to ever play for Liverpool Football Club of that determination is nary doubt. Everyone associated with Liverpool Football Club wants to spot him playing for them adjacent season."

Carragher past referenced a banner connected the Kop astatine Liverpool's caller Premier League lucifer against Aston Villa which called for owners FSG to springiness Salah the woody helium wants and support him astatine the nine beyond the extremity of this season.

Reds midfielder Szoboszlai summed up the crippled afterwards, saying: "They are a bully team, bully with the ball. They scored 2 speedy goals but the astir important happening was the reaction. We showed it precise good and blessed with the 3 points.

"We had a mates of meetings earlier the crippled and we cognize they build-up from the back. Sometimes they bash well, sometimes they marque mistakes and that was the lawsuit here. We pressed truly good and got the goal."

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