Southampton's player ratings post a terrible second half Premier League collapse | OneFootball

Match review of every Southampton starter after another dramatic second half collapse, now against Liverpool.

Honestly speaking, Southampton and 3-1 defeats have been a harmonious hiccup in the Premier League. Couple that with another short-lived 1-0 lead, and it feels as the players wasted another opportunity to claim some golden points.

This time, the Saints thanked Will Smallbone for steering them ahead of the hosts. Regardless, it didn't matter much as Southampton couldn't match the intensity of their rivals for much longer.

With a similar feeling, let's take an in-depth glance at the performances of each Southampton starter on a scale of 1-10.

GK - Aaron Ramsdale: 5

Made a good block on Trent Alexander-Arnold's close range shot. Still, should have approached Sarah's penalties better than going towards the same direction twice.

LB - Ryan Manning: 7

Defensively came out on top against Mohammad Salah despite being more of an attack-oriented fullback.

CB - Jan Bednarek: 6

Substituted early due to concussion complaints but remains a heavy favourite to lineup for the Saints later this week.

CB - Taylor Harwood-Bellis: 7

A nervy performance in the initial moments of the game but commanded the defence well near the box.

RB - Kyle Walker-Peters: 5

Dribbled on multiple occasions by Luis Diaz including the first Liverpool goal. Apart from that, was lucky to avoid an injury after being on the receiving end of a careless foul.

CM - Lesley Ugochukwu: 4

Safe to say, Ugochukwu hasn't been much reliable in the middle of the park in recent matches. Here, the 21-year-old made many heavy touches on the ball which broke the team's attacking sequence quickly.

CM - Will Smallbone: 7

Maintained his composure while finding the back of the net from a tight angle.

LM - Kamaldeen Sulemana: 4

Involved in a few one-on-one battles with Alexander-Arnold but didn't manage to get the better of the England international.

CAM - Mateus Fernandes: 5

Tested Alisson with a long-range effort and accompanied Smallbone to successfully pursue the 1-0 goal.

RM - Tyler Dibling: 6

ST - Albert Gronbaek: 7