Arne Slot has explained why he believes it was a "mistake" for him to start a top Liverpool midfielder in Saturday's come-from-behind 3-1 win over Southampton that stretched the Reds' lead at the top of the Premier League table to a whopping 16 points.

Slot had his head in his hands after the Saints capitalised on a miscommunication by Alisson Becker and Virgil van Dijk. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Arne Slot spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Liverpool's victory against Southampton: "It's a sign of a good team that you can win in different ways. It was a poor performance first half - not only because of the way we played but also because of the energy we brought.