Advantage Southampton but Nathan Redmond regrets misses

Southampton 1 Liverpool 0: Southampton head to Anfield in the driving seat after Nathan Redmond’s strike secured a narrow victory over Liverpool in the EFL Cup semi-final first leg.

Jurgen Klopp’s men finished runners-up in the competition last season and need to overturn a first-leg 1-0 loss to the side they have raided for key players in recent years.

Redmond’s first-half strike was the difference at a packed-out St Mary’s, bringing a timely end to Southampton’s four-match winless run in all competitions on their first appearance in the last four of a major competition since 2003.