NewsWho was Liverpool's Carlsberg Player of the Match against Southampton?
By Glenn Price at Anfield
The Italian produced a pair of assists in Tuesday night's third-round tie at Anfield, setting up Alexander Isak and then Hugo Ekitike's 85th-minute winner.
As a result, he topped our supporter poll in Match Centre to earn Player of the Match honours for the first time this season.

Player of the Match winners 2025-26
3 – Ryan Gravenberch
2 – Dominik Szoboszlai
1 – Federico Chiesa, Hugo Ekitike
By Glenn Price at Anfield
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