Britain Football Soccer - Liverpool v Southampton - EFL Cup Semi Final Second Leg - Anfield - 25/1/17 Southampton's Shane Long applauds fans after the game Action Images via Reuters / Jason Cairnduff Livepic
LONDON (Reuters) - As Southampton's Shane Long raced into the area to thrash a shot into the net and settle a tense League Cup semi-final against Liverpool, it was a moment of poignant satisfaction for the South Coast club.
Having have plundered the Saints for five players at a cost of 91 million pounds in transfer fees since 2014, Liverpool might have expected to have the edge over 180 minutes of knockout football.
