Jurgen Klopp gamble paid off for his team, Liverpool managed to beat Southampton while keeping their distance from Manchester City. Klopp does not want the main players to be tired or injured, because there are still other important matches that are the main focus for Klopp. In the Premier League Liverpool hope Manchester City lose to Aston Villa in order to open up opportunities for Liverpool to get the Treble Winner at the end of the season. After getting the FA Cup trophy, Liverpool still has the chance to win the Premier League and Champions League trophies.
What klopp did against southampton yesterday was quite risky, because now they are one points behind manchester city in the standings with one game remaining, even though it's hard to championship but still liverpool must be able to win all the matches while hoping if manchester city slips in their last game, I think Klopp courage to take the risk to play the reserve squad deserves appreciation even though actually against Southampton is an important match to stay in the English league title competitor, I think when Southampton managed to score the first goal of course the Liverpool fans were quite shocked at that time but fortunately the players Liverpool bounced back and could end the match with a 1-2 win while keeping their chances of winning the English league.
Klopp, wary of burning out a squad which has played more than 60 matches this season, he decided to make nine changes to his team but they took all three points to maintain the pressure on leaders Manchester City. Although before the game, I knew that Klopp was going to start the game with his second team considering the fatigues and injuries now facing the team. It was a bit risky but Klopp trusts his squad that is why fringe players like Minamino, Origi, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Elliott, Gomez and Jones have all delivered when called upon by Klopp this campaign. Also Liverpool's fantastic squad spirit is a big reason why they are still chasing the EPL and the champions league titles on a good form.