LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah fired Liverpool to a comeback 2-1 win towards Brighton within the Premier League on Sunday and moved the Merseyside crew to the highest of the standings.
Salah struck within the sixty fifth minute at Anfield to maintain Liverpool’s title problem on monitor after Danny Welbeck had surprised the house crowd with an early objective.
Luis Diaz evened the rating earlier than halftime and Salah secured all three factors for Jurgen Klopp’s crew along with his twenty second objective of the season in all competitions.
With Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal drawing 0-0 later Sunday, Liverpool’s win noticed it reap the benefits of its title rivals dropping factors.
However that seemed doubtful when Welbeck lashed a shot into the highest nook from simply contained in the field after two minutes.
In a half filled with possibilities at both finish, it was Liverpool who discovered the subsequent objective when Diaz prodded previous Bart Verbruggen from shut vary.
The winner got here after Alexis Mac Allister fed Salah contained in the field and Egypt worldwide controled the ball earlier than slotting house with a side-foot end.
Liverpool is 2 factors away from second place Arsenal on the high of the standings and three forward of Metropolis in third.
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