Takumi Minamino was one of star performers on Tuesday night after a much-changed Liverpool starting 11 came from behind to defeat Southampton 2-1, keeping their Premier League title hopes alive.
Jurgen Klopp made nine changes to the team that beat Chelsea in the FA Cup final via penalties on Saturday, and having seen Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk join Fabinho on the injury list, the door was opened for the likes of Harvey Elliott, Curtis Jones and of course Minamino to make a rare start.
The Japan international has become somewhat of a forgotten man at Anfield this season, despite boasting the record of being Liverpool ’s leading goalscorer in both domestic cup competitions, scoring four times in the League Cup and three times in the FA Cup. That wasn’t enough to secure him a place in the matchday squad for the Reds’ FA Cup semi-final and final victories over Man City and Chelsea though.
