{"id":1090853,"date":"2022-05-17T22:04:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T22:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/17\/matip-the-hero-as-liverpool-send-title-race-to-the-wire\/"},"modified":"2022-05-17T22:04:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T22:04:28","slug":"matip-the-hero-as-liverpool-send-title-race-to-the-wire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/17\/matip-the-hero-as-liverpool-send-title-race-to-the-wire\/","title":{"rendered":"Matip the hero as Liverpool send title race to the wire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3374609-68972448-2560-1440-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Joel Matip of Liverpool scoring the second goal making the score 1-2 during the Premier League match between Southampton and Liverpool at St Mary's Stadium on May 17, 2022 in Southampton, England Image credit: Getty Images\" title=\"Joel Matip of Liverpool scoring the second goal making the score 1-2 during the Premier League match between Southampton and Liverpool at St Mary's Stadium on May 17, 2022 in Southampton, England  Image credit: Getty Images\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joel Matip of Liverpool scoring the second goal making the score 1-2 during the Premier League match between Southampton and Liverpool at St Mary&#8217;s Stadium on May 17, 2022 in Southampton, England<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Joel Matip was the unlikely hero as Liverpool won 2-1 at Southampton to take the Premier League title race to the wire.<\/p>\n<p>The Cameroon defender headed a second-half winner to clinch a comeback victory that means the Merseysiders move back to within a point of leaders Manchester City with just one game to go.<\/p>\n<p>Jurgen Klopp made nine changes from the side that\u00a0lifted the FA Cup at the expense of Chelsea\u00a0at the weekend and they suffered an early blow when Nathan Redmond finished off a fine solo run with a curling shot into the corner on 13 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The visitors were without the likes of Mo Salah and Sadio Mane but they responded well and deservedly levelled on 27 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Takumi Minamino, who spent the second part of last season on-loan with the Saints, finished off an excellent move with a rasping near-post strike to snare his 10th goal of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool continued to dominate but did not find the crucial breakthrough until the 67th minute when Matip looped a header into the net from a poorly-defended left-wing corner.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds will now hope for a twist on the final day of the Premier League season when they host Wolves and City take on Steven Gerrard\u2019s Aston Villa at Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Southampton, who have lost eight of their last 11 league matches, remain in 15th spot and end their campaign at Leicester City.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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