Liverpool outdid themselves to keep their Premier League title hopes alive with a commendable 2-1 comeback against Brighton. Mo Salah secured the winning goal after the first goal from Cody Gakpo, which leveled the game.
Liverpool currently sits in first place in the Premier League after the strongest contenders, Manchester City and Arsenal, lost their games on Saturday. Liverpool had a fine day; they hope to keep hopes alive to win the Premier League title.
Ferdi Kadıoglu scored Brighton’s first and only deserving goal after they started strong, earning it a compensating lead.
The two teams could not score further courtesy of the brilliant performances of the two goalkeepers, with Caoimhin Kelleher stopping Georginio Rutter from scoring a goal and Bart Verbrugge providing fine saves, among which were efforts from Darwin Nunez and Alexis Mac Allister.
Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo scored a goal in the 69th minute, slipping past everyone to end in Brighton’s net. Mohamed Salah scored the goal that sealed Liverpool’s win in less than three minutes after Gakpo’s goal, cutting the right and kicking a fine shot into the corner.
The Reds’ win against Brighton and Manchester City’s loss against Bournemouth put Liverpool in the sole lead in the Premier League’s standings, while Brighton sits in seventh.
