Southampton 1-2 Liverpool - the fans' verdict

We asked for your thoughts after Wednesday's Carabao Cup quarter-final between Southampton and Liverpool.

Here are some of your comments:

Southampton fans

Laurie: I saw for the first time something I haven't seen since being promoted - a bit of real determination and proper team effort. And this was only Simon Rusk's first game. Paul Onuachu and Kamaldeen Sulemana made a huge difference and looked very dangerous. The truth is: the whole team have to start believing. I feel they are capable, especially now they are actually being allowed to adapt their game.

Steve: Tough conditions but wow, what a difference! The shackles are off. If we keep that degree of effort, we could make a season of it yet.

Mike: Any potential managerial candidate looking at last night's performance will no doubt be thinking twice or will want assurances of a war chest to patch up a defence that is holed below the waterline. When Jan Bednarek is your first-choice defender, you are truly in trouble.

Nik: Rome wasn't built in a day, right? The second-half performance showed some spirit and fight, which was good to see. We are down and out - bar a miracle. It's going to be a long rest of the season but, as long as we show some spirit and some progress, I'll be back full of naive hope again in 2025-26!

Liverpool fans

Rudy: Another business-like performance from Liverpool. Mass changes but we still managed the win, despite a potential banana-skin. Credit Southampton as this performance was decades better than Sunday. That's 20 games unbeaten! The 'Slot Machine' rolls on!

Geoff: Overall, an encouraging performance and a good indicator of our squad strength and depth. Two well-taken goals got us through a spirited Southampton fightback, and we deserved the positive result. From goalkeeper to forwards, we showed good skills and tenacity. A pleasing win.

Roger: We conceded a very poor goal, which then put us under pressure for the rest of the game. The two defenders should have easily ushered Cameron Archer onto his left foot but, with no challenge coming in, he produced a great finish. Great to see Harvey Elliott back, scoring and playing well. We probably did just enough to win, based on the first half.

Tim: The important thing is that we won in normal time and rested six of our first starters for Sunday. It was good to see some other players we don't normally get to watch. This was a game we just needed to get through without injuries.