Liverpool odds-on to win Premier League title after Saints success

Liverpool are odds-on to win the Premier League title after a second-half double from Mohamed Salah helped the Reds come from behind to beat Southampton 3-2 yesterday and move eight points clear at the top of the table. 

Dominik Szoboszlai set the league leaders on their way at St Mary’s but the Reds found themselves 2-1 down just 11 minutes into the second period after an Adam Armstrong penalty-rebound and then a well-worked Mateus Fernandes goal turned the game on its head.

But it was Salah who once again saved the day for the Merseysiders, first seizing on a gift from Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy to level the game before converting an 82nd-minute penalty after Saints defender Yuki Sugawara had handled in the area. 

That win saw Liverpool cut from 6-5 into 17-20 favouritism for the title, with Arsenal 100-30 second-favourites and reigning champions Manchester City 7-2 following their latest mishap. 

City remain Liverpool's nearest pursuers despite sliding to a fifth defeat in a row in all competitions against Tottenham on Saturday, and next Sunday's Anfield showdown between the top two could already prove a decisive day in the title race. 

Liverpool are 23-20 to move 11 points clear of the champions with victory, while City are 23-10 to narrow the gap to five points. 

It took just 81 seconds for Manchester United to score the first goal of the Ruben Amorim era as Marcus Rashford gave the Red Devils an early lead on their trip to Ipswich. 

There was to be no dream start for the Portuguese, however, as Omari Hutchinson's deflected strike just before the break helped the Tractor Boys claim a deserved 1-1 draw.

United are still outsiders to finish in the top four at 7-1, with third-placed Chelsea, 18-1 for the title, the shortest price outside of Liverpool, City and Arsenal to claim a guaranteed Champions League berth at 4-7.

On Saturday the Blues were 2-1 winners over Leicester, who sacked boss Steve Cooper on Sunday.

The Foxes are 8-15 for relegation, with only rock-bottom Southampton a shorter price for the drop at 1-7. 

Ruud van Nistelrooy is the 5-4 favourite to replace Cooper, who took charge of only 12 league matches after replacing Enzo Maresca this summer, with David Moyes and Graham Potter both 3-1 in Ladbrokes's early betting.

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