Liverpool 1 Southampton 1 player ratings: Was super-sub Christian Benteke the star man? Or was it Sadio Mane despite seeing red?
Recently-appointed Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp remains winless
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Your support makes all the difference.Southampton held Liverpool to a 1-1 draw on Sunday as Sadio Mane's late goal denied Jurgen Klopp his first victory since taking over as manager at Anfield.
Liverpool took the lead in the 78th minute when substitute Christian Benteke met a precise delivery from captain James Milner with a towering header.
Benteke had replaced fellow Belgium international Divock Origi at halftime after a subdued first-half display, and the striker's presence galvanized his team.
His goal was celebrated jubilantly by Klopp, but Southampton equalized four minutes from time when an unmarked Mane bundled the ball across the line after Gaston Ramirez headed James Ward-Prowse's free kick across the Liverpool goal.
Mane was sent off for a second bookable offense in injury time.
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After the game, Klopp said: "Of course this moment is not the best moment in the week because we wasted a lot of energy.
"Southampton haven't lost away from home so we had to work hard. You score the goal and you want to win, but it didn't happen tonight.
"Football is not a fairytale. Sometimes we write stories like this but it doesn't happen. You see these guys can play football, are technically strong and physically strong but you saw how big the disappointment after Southampton was.
"It's only a goal, only a game of football! It's like it's the last thing in your life and we have to calm this down.
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