It was desperately cruel. Valencia to Herrara to Ibrahimovic, all alone in the six-yard box.
Category: Southampton
Ref Watch: Linesman too fast
How did the officials get Manolo Gabbiadini offside call so wrong? Did Jesse Lingard deserve red in the EFL Cup final? And were Chelsea lucky? Dermot Gallagher knows… After another weekend of contentious decisions, the former referee got stuck into the big calls made by his former colleagues on Sky Sports News HQ on Monday morning. INCIDENT: Manolo Gabbiadini sees his goal flagged for offside by Stuart Burt early on in Southampton’s 3-2 defeat by Man Utd in the EFL Cup final.
Liverpool Transfer News: Latest Rumours on Adam Lallana and Philippe Coutinho
The Parisians sit in third place in the French league table, and they will want to revamp their options after a lacklustre domestic season. Playing Lallana out wide weakens two positions.
Southampton has 1-0 edge over Liverpool in League Cup semis
Liverpool endured more cup frustration when Southampton won the first leg of their League Cup semifinal 1-0 on Wednesday. Nathan Redmond capitalized on a mistake by Ragnar Klavan to score the only goal in the 20th minute and Southampton could rue not building a stronger lead to take to Anfield in two weeks’ time.
Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool manager defends team selection for Plymouth FA Cup tie
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp defended selecting the youngest starting XI in the club’s history for the 0-0 FA Cup draw against League Two Plymouth. Klopp’s side also play Southampton in a two-legged EFL Cup semi-final and Premier League games against Manchester United, Swansea and Chelsea.