League Cup: Holder Liverpool progresses to semis after win at Southampton
The HinduHolder Liverpool booked its berth in the League Cup semifinal with a 2-1 victory over Southampton at a wet and windy St Mary’s Stadium on Wednesday, thanks to goals from Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott. “We came into this game knowing the circumstances that Southampton were going through and knew they were going to come out fighting and we were ready for it,” Elliott told Sky Sports. The game was a tale of teams at opposite ends of the Premier League table, with Liverpool at the summit and Southampton—which sacked manager Russell Martin following Sunday’s 5-0 home loss to Tottenham Hotspur—in last place with just one win. “We have to defend the trophy because the club won it last season, so we want to compete in every league and this is one of them, so we’re happy that we reached the semifinal,” said Reds manager Arne Slot, who watched the game from the press box while serving a touchline ban.