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#2 Henderson and Milner make the difference after coming on
Jurgen Klopp made two changes to the side that faced Tottenham on Sunday, with Fabinho and Naby Keita replacing Jordan Henderson and James Milner. Liverpool started the game in a 4-3-3 formation as Fabinho took up his usual role as the holding midfielder.
The midfield triumvirate of Fabinho, Wijnaldum and Keita started the game in poor fashion as they surrendered possession easily and lacked composure against the counter press. Fabinho was very sloppy and took too much time to think about his next pass and Wijnaldum could not operate in between the lines, partly owing to Southampton’s rigid shape.
Fabinho was unconvincing in his tackles and only completed four out of ten duels. On the other hand, Wijnaldum lost three out of his four duels and struggled to control the tempo in midfield. Klopp was quick with his substitutions and called on experienced campaigners, Jordan Henderson and James Milner, to replace Wijnaldum and Alexander-Arnold.
Milner operated at right back in place of Alexander-Arnold, who looked defensively suspect coming up against Redmond and Valery. Henderson was brought on to add more steel in the middle of the park.
The duo brought composure to a Liverpool side that was all over the place in the second half. Henderson kept things tidy with his simple passing, whereas Milner added defensive stability on the right flank. The former Manchester City midfielder put in some teasing crosses in the box which were dealt with by Southampton’s defence.
Henderson sealed the game in the 86th minute by scoring Liverpool’s third goal and also assisted Salah for Liverpool’s second goal. He completed the game with a pass accuracy of 76%, created two chances and made two recoveries. On the other hand, Milner ended the game with a pass accuracy of 82% and more importantly solidifying the right-hand side of Liverpool’s defence.
Klopp got his substitutions spot on as Henderson and Milner showcased their importance in Liverpool’s 3-1 win against Southampton.
