Salah completes comeback win as Reds go prime

Liverpool moved to the highest of the Premier League after netting twice in three second-half minutes to see off Brighton.

Ferdi Kadioglu gave Brighton a deserved first-half lead and the guests appeared in management till Liverpool upped the tempo halfway by way of the second interval.

Cody Gakpo, who scored twice in Liverpool’s win on the Amex Stadium within the EFL Cup in midweek, scored a barely fortuitous equaliser earlier than Mohamed Salah netted with a chunk of trademark brilliance to finish the comeback.

With Manchester Metropolis dropping at Bournemouth, Arne Slot’s males at the moment are two factors clear on the summit after 10 video games.

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Brighton began in assured style, stroking the ball spherical with the peace of mind of a aspect that had misplaced simply three of 10 earlier conferences with Liverpool.

They needed to depend on goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen to maintain the scores degree after 9 minutes, nevertheless, following some pretty play from Darwin Nunez.

The Uruguay worldwide flicked the ball over a defender’s head within the centre circle earlier than bursting ahead. He bumped into the world and was solely denied a sensational objective by Verbruggen’s outstretched hand.

Brighton stun Anfield

It appeared Liverpool have been gaining the higher hand just for Brighton to attain from their subsequent assault.

An extended passing transfer culminated in Danny Welbeck guiding the ball on to Kadioglu and the Turkey worldwide lashed a superb low drive previous Caoimhin Kelleher within the Liverpool objective.

Brighton continued to press and solely a sensible save from Kelleher prevented Georginio Rutter from making it 2-0 after he ran on to Yasin Ayari’s lengthy ball.

Liverpool have been struggling to get their typical fluid passing sport going however they remained a risk from set-pieces and a few superb defending denied Ibrahima Konate from latching on to Kostas Tsimikas’ nook.

Welbeck nearly conjured up a intelligent Brighton objective on the different finish, the previous Manchester United striker whipping a free-kick into the aspect netting with Kelleher stranded.

A half-time roasting from Slot?

Little doubt with Slot’s phrases burning their ears, Liverpool began the second half on the entrance foot and substitute Joe Gomez, a half-time alternative for Konate, must have accomplished higher than head Tsimikas’ free-kick straight at Verbruggen.

Pervis Estupinan nearly headed into his personal internet as Liverpool continued to press with Verbruggen then producing one other beautiful cease to maintain out a header from former Brighton man Alexis Mac Allister.

Verbruggen then needed to be alert to sprint off his line and smother an effort from Salah.

Double delight for Liverpool

The Anfield crowd sensed a objective was coming and so they have been proved proper, albeit it got here with a component of fortune – Nunez ducking underneath Gakpo’s 69th-minute cross and the ball flying straight into the underside right-hand nook.

Brighton have been rocking and Liverpool instantly made then pay with a quickfire second. Salah picked the ball up on the correct flank, reduce inside and curled a superb shot into the highest nook.

Gomez nearly added a 3rd after getting on the tip of one other Tsimikas cross however it was simple for Verbruggen.

Brighton had loads of the ball within the closing phases however Kelleher was not critically threatened as Liverpool held on.