Liverpool moved prime of the Premier League desk after coming from behind to beat Brighton 2-1 at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp’s aspect moved above Arsenal on the prime of the division, quickly at the very least, after Mohamed Salah’s second-half winner secured the Reds an essential three factors of their title problem.
Liverpool obtained off to a nightmare begin when Danny Welbeck thumped Brighton forward inside 87 seconds, with the previous Manchester United ahead rifling a bouncing ball into the highest nook.
Luis Diaz obtained Liverpool degree earlier than half-time because the Colombian flicked in a end after ghosting in behind, with the house aspect regrouping to take the ascendancy after Welbeck’s early opener.
The winner arrived on 65 minutes when Salah – who had missed a bunch of earlier possibilities – collected Alexis Mac Allister’s intelligent cross and cooly slotted previous Bart Verbruggen.
“I might have liked to not be 1-0 down, I might like to have been 4 or 5 nil up however that’s one of the best we performed in opposition to De Zerbi’s Brighton,” Klopp mentioned, talking to BBC MOTD:
“Taking part in smart it was actually good, defending smart, sure at all times a wrestle however there’s been video games in opposition to Brighton we have been by no means shut however this time we have been calm. That’s the first of the final 10, let’s preserve going.”
Klopp was stuffed with reward for the transfer that led to Liverpool’s decisive objective, as Dominik Szoboszlai, Mac Allister and Salah mixed in a well-worked winner.
“That’s an unbelievable ball [from Dominik Szoboszlai]. It’s the creativity and the standard, seeing that. He sees Macca, his first contact is unbelievable after which he sees Mo. How wasteful we have been in any respect the opposite moments it was good we had this genius soccer second to complete the sport off.
“Brighton have unbelievable high quality. That’s the measure I’ve for a way good we have been right this moment as a result of I actually respect them. That they had possibilities, they took extra dangers rapidly and we obtained barely drained.
“We deserved to win the sport. That’s what you need after which on prime of that it’s actually cool.”
Liverpool moved three factors clear on the summit forward of Manchester Metropolis’s conflict with Arsenal on the Etihad. Requested the place he might be watching the fixture between Liverpool’s two title rivals, Klopp mentioned: “We have now a sales space room and I’ll watch a little bit of it as a result of the site visitors is now heavy to get out of the stadium.
“We simply must win our video games and see the place we find yourself.”
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