SOUTHAMPTON, England - Liverpool moved two points off the top four in the Premier League with a 2-0 win at Southampton on Sunday, while Tottenham fought back for a 2-2 draw with West Ham.
The victory moves Liverpool into sixth and Brendan Rodgers' side is now two points behind Manchester United, who still occupies the fourth and final Champions League position, despite losing 2-1 at Swansea on Saturday.
A brilliant long-range strike from Philippe Coutinho put Liverpool ahead after three minutes, with the Brazil international's effort beating Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster from 25 yards and going in off the crossbar.
Southampton had most of the possession in the second half but could not break down Liverpool's stern defence.
And Raheem Sterling secured the win in the 73rd, lashing in from the edge of the area after Matt Targett failed to clear Alberto Moreno's cross.
"It is an excellent win, defensively we were very strong,' Rodgers said, before refusing to be drawn on his side's chances of usurping United. "It is just going to be small steps for us. We have organised the team in a different way and we have been playing two or three times a week now for the last four months and today was a huge win."
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