Half-time blast from Slot sparks Reds' comeback

Frustration was written all over Liverpool boss Arne Slot's face when miscommunication allowed lowly Southampton to score first in the Reds' 3-1 English Premier League victory on March 8, and Mohamed Salah said the manager gave the team an earful about it at half-time.

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LIVERPOOL - Frustration was written all over Liverpool boss Arne Slot's face when miscommunication allowed lowly Southampton to score first in the Reds' 3-1 English Premier League victory on March 8, and Mohamed Salah said the manager gave the team an earful about it at half-time.

Darwin Nunez struck the equaliser and Salah, 32, scored twice from the penalty spot but all three Liverpool goals came after the break.

Will Smallbone had stunned the Anfield faithful with a goal for bottom club Southampton in first-half stoppage time, capitalising on a miscommunication between goalkeeper Alisson Becker and centre-back Virgil van Dijk.

Television cameras caught Slot, who was serving the second of a two-game suspension for a recent red card at Everton, in the stands holding his head in both hands.

The Dutchman's pep talk during the break seemed to do the trick.