Mohamed Salah added to his Liverpool legend with two more goals, but the Reds' win over Southampton was all down to the idiosyncratic Darwin Núñez.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot decided to make a triple sub at half time with the Reds 1-0 down to bottom club Southampton and he got it spot on. They won 3-1 thanks to Darwin Nunez and two penalty kicks from Mohamed Salah.

Liverpool's Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah struck within three minutes in the second half in a 3-1 victory over last-placed Southampton on Saturday that gave the Premier League leaders 16 provisional points of breathing room at the top of the table.

English Premier League leaders Liverpool needed two Mohamed Salah penalties to beat bottom-of-the-table Southampton 3-1 on Saturday, while Nottingham Forest took a giant step towards the UEFA Champions League with a 1-0 win over Manchester City.

Salah bags double in Liverpool win Forest beat City to boost chances of European qualification Late penalty lifts Brighton to fourth consecutive league win LIVERPOOL, England, March 8 (Reuters) - Liverpool's march to the Premier League title continued with a 3-1 victory over last-placed Southampton on Saturday as Mohamed Salah bagged a double and Darwin Nunez scored to give them a 16-point provisional lead over Arsenal.

Liverpool’s lead in the Premier League has grown to 16 points and Mohamed Salah’s lead in the Golden Boot race is up to seven goals