Liverpool 3 - 1 Southampton

Liverpool 3 - 1 Southampton

Liverpool finished the World Cup with a win at Anfield to mark the beginning of Nathan Jones' Southampton tenure with a defeat.

Before the Saints' unmarked Che Adams equalised for the Reds, Roberto Firmino put the disappointment of not making the Brazil squad for Qatar behind him by scoring the opening goal for the Reds.

Darwin Nunez of Uruguay scored twice in the game's first half to give Liverpool the lead.

Nunez made it 2-1 when he prodded past Gavin Bazunu from close range before tapping in the third goal after Andy Robertson's pass. Nunez is one of seven Reds players now headed to the World Cup.

Without the 20-year-old Bazunu's two superb saves, both of which came from close range and denied Mohamed Salah and Firmino, Liverpool would have won by a larger margin.

Alisson, the goalkeeper for the Reds, also made a strong save to save Adams' header in the 77th minute.