Liverpool 2-1 Brighton: Match Review

LiverpoolWorld's George Priestman reviews the action from Anfield as Liverpool went back to the summit of the Premier League table.

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00:00Liverpool got back to winning ways in the Premier League with a 2-1 comeback victory

00:04over Brighton. The quick-fire goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah ensured that Liverpool

00:08returned to the top of the Premier League table after Manchester City and Arsenal failed to win

00:13in what was an eventful Premier League weekend. Mohamed Salah once again did it for Liverpool

00:18when it mattered, scoring a fantastic goal curling into the top corner on a counter-attack

00:22to give Liverpool the lead after what was a difficult game against a very testing Brighton

00:27side and that's now nine goals and seven assists in just 15 games with 12 contributions coming in

00:34just 10 league games and it's safe to say that Salah has not missed a beat this season and at 31

00:39he looks as fresh as ever and maybe he has lost that little bit of pace that go past players and

00:43the dribbling stats may be down but overall his effectiveness and importance of this team cannot

00:48be understated at the moment. Other than Mohamed Salah it's clear that Cody Gakpo is becoming a

00:53very important part of this squad even if he hasn't been a consistent starter. Gakpo once again

00:58proves to be a key player for Liverpool. His numbers aren't hugely impressive with just one

01:03goal in 10 league games but he has been very much a backup alternative for Diaz who started the

01:08season in such glowing form and he is a very different outlet to Diaz who is much more of a

01:13natural winger. Goals against Brighton in both games in the cup and in the league this week show

01:17just how important he is to the squad this season. One sour note for Liverpool fans was seeing Ibrahim

01:22go off the pitch with what looked like a dislocated shoulder. Now after the game he posted a photo on

01:28Instagram to say that he will be back for the next game so we'll have to see what officially

01:32happens over the next few days but if he's given it all clear for the go-ahead then it looks like

01:36he should be back and he must have been told that he will be available for the next game which of

01:40course is in the Champions League on Tuesday night against Bayer Leverkusen. But while Canarte has

01:45been one of Liverpool's best players this season it's really good to see how Joe Gomez came on

01:50with very limited game time this season. The way he slotted in and made two clearances, two blocks,

01:56one tackle and completed 100% of his aerial duels and ground duels and just proved that

02:01he could slip into that centre-back role at any point really and he came on the game at a very

02:06difficult time for Liverpool and he proved that he is calm on the ball. He's still a very important

02:10player in the squad and of course there's going to be injuries across the course of the season

02:14and Liverpool only have four senior centre-backs to their name and Gomez will have to step up at

02:19some point but with that substitute performance it's clear that he's proven that he is ready and

02:24fit and ready to go if needed. But for now Liverpool remain top. It's another win,

02:28another move in the right direction and it's on to Bayer Leverkusen next.