EPL: Sadio inspired Southampton to stunning win over Liverpool

Southampton UK Sadio Mane inspired Southamptons dramatic late comeback as Ronald Koemans side recovered from a twogoal deficit to rock Liverpool with a 32 win yesterdaySouthamptons midfielder Sadio Mane right celebrates with teammate Shane Long after scoring his teams third goal during their EPL match against Liverpool at St Marys Stadium in Southampton England yesterday PicAFPThe Reds had taken a halftime lead at St Marys through goals from Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge and remained in control after Mane saw a 49th minute penalty saved by Simon MignoletBut Southampton got a foothold in the game when Senegal winger Mane got one back in the 64th minute Graziano Pelle levelled the scores in the 84th minute before setting up Mane to complete the remarkable comeback two minutes laterLiverpool had started the day with hopes of claiming a fourth successive Premier League victory and boosting their hopes of staging a late challenge for a Champions League placeSouthampton eye Euro berthThey ended it ninth place and facing a battle to claim a spot in next seasons Europa League while Southampton are now firmly in the hunt for a European berthJurgen Klopps side overcame an early scare when referee Roger East took a lenient view when Saints striker Shane Long was sent tumbling inside the Liverpool area after a push from Dejan LovrenA Virgil van Dijk header flew narrowly wide and Pelle shot over when he should have tested Liverpool keeper Mignolet as Klopps side struggled to gain a foothold in the game Klopp mood was eased when Southampton demonstrated they were equally vulnerable and gifted Liverpool the chance to take control of the gamePerhaps fuelled by their success at making early inroads against their opponents Southampton pressed forward leaving gaps at the back that were ruthlessly exploited by a succession of Liverpool breaksFirst Philippe Coutinho exposed the space left behind Saints rightback Cuco Martina in the 17th minute surging forward before cutting inside and curling a right foot shot inside the far post Southampton keeper Fraser Forster was slow to react having been left unsighted but should have done much betterLiverpools shaky defenceThe home side attempted to respond quickly but were caught out again five minutes later with Divock Origi this time leading the charge against an undermanned defenceThe Belgian played the ball to his striker partner Sturridge who placed his shot between Ryan Bertrand and Jose Fonte and inside the far postUnsurprisingly Koeman made a double change at halftime introducing Mane and Victor Wanyama for Jordy Clasie and Dusan Tadic while Klopp brought on Martin Skrtel for LovrenSkrtel was guilty of pulling Pelle to the ground as the forward attempted to reach Steven Daviss pass and this time the referee pointed to the spotMane was entrusted with the responsibility of bringing Southampton back into the game but saw his penalty well saved by Mignolet The forward went some way towards making amends when he finally beat Mignolet with a goal in the 64th minuteSouthampton continued to press and were level in the 83rd minute when Pelle beat Mignolet with a superb 20 yard drive With Liverpool falling apart Italy forward Pelle set up Mane for the sensational winner three minutes later