SAINTS ensured that new Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is still searching for his first win after his Premier League home debut ended in another frustrating 1-1 draw.

Sadio Mane struck near the end to secure a point for Ronald Koeman's side in their visit to Anfield.

However Mane's afternoon ended on a sour note after he was sent off for a second yellow card in added time.

Liverpool substitute Christian Benteke had opened the scoring with a thumping 77th-minute header.

Klopp has stressed the need for patience as time is needed to implement his ideas, but there was no holding back in the way he celebrated Benteke's goal, wheeling away on the touchline in a show of unbridled emotion.

It was not to last, however, and a third successive draw, following a 0-0 at Tottenham last weekend and a 1-1 at home to Rubin Kazan in midweek, shows there is still plenty of work to do.

There was little to speak of in the opening 45 minutes, aside from Simon Mignolet clawing away Virgil van Dijk's free header just before the break.

Benteke replaced Divock Origi for the second half and immediately Liverpool had more presence up front but they still could not make it count.

Moreno, who earned the second-loudest cheer of the afternoon after recovering at least five yards on Mane to put in a goal-saving tackle, drilled a shot across the face of goal from the narrowest of angles, but it was left to the big man to make the breakthrough.

James Milner swung a cross in from the right and Benteke rose highest to power a header into the top corner.

Joy and relief exploded around Anfield but Liverpool's celebrations were cut short when Mane bundled home the equaliser at the far post after the hosts failed to defend a late free-kick.

The goal continued Southampton's unbeaten record away from home in the Premier League, even if Mane was not there at the end to celebrate it having been shown his second yellow for tripping Moreno.