Soccer-Jota double sets up Liverpool rout of Southampton


Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Southampton - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - November 27, 2021 Southampton's Lyanco in action with Liverpool's Diogo Jota REUTERS/Phil Noble

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Diogo Jota's early double set Liverpool on their way to a crushing 4-0 home victory over Southampton to move up to second place in the Premier League standings on Saturday.

The Portuguese forward steered home Andrew Robertson's cut-back to open the scoring after 97 seconds - the fastest Premier League goal this season - before his tap in following fine work from Mohamed Salah made it 2-0 inside 32 minutes.

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