Brighton – Liverpool 0-2: Manage the Reds, 8th win in a row and again -3 by City

The pursuit of Manchester City by the stubborn Liverpool FC continues. Jurgen Klopp’s side won their 29th Premier League game away at Brighton 2-0 and equaled their eight consecutive league wins, a fact that keeps them on top course after closing their gap on Pep Guardiola’s side dropped three points. .

Luis Dias (19′) and Mohamed Salah (61′, penalty) were the scorers for Merseyside, with the Egyptian even tallying the 2,000th. goal for his team in the Premier League and became the first player in Liverpool history to score over 20 goals in four different seasons in the league (32 in 2017-18, 22 in 2018-19, 22 in 2020-21 and 20 already this year).

The game

Brighton went into the game furiously and already had three last tries (2 shots and 1 header) in the first 10 minutes, but their momentum settled quickly and Liverpool didn’t find foot too late and started finding their way in their first big period of the game to the nets.

It came in the 19th minute when Matip took a great ball off the back line and Dias was thrown in the back of Brighton’s defense to pass Sanchez on the exit and head in from wide area height to make it 0-1 .

This was his second goal for the Reds, with the Colombian even falling to the ground after a shot from Sanchez on the exit (he found him with his hand on his head and foot on his chest) and the Spaniard was lucky to score in the game remain with its due strong identification, which penetrated the VAR microscope.

The continuation in the first part found Liverpool absolutely dominating and not only not the least bit threatened but with claims to seek a second goal, with their greatest moment of the stretch coming in the 43rd minute from Salah’s great single energy and a place which ended at Sanchez’s body.

In the second half, the visitors came into play determined to find the second goal and clear the game, and it didn’t take long for that to happen. Mohamed Salah had a shot over the crossbar in 57′ and a miss in 58′, but he didn’t go wrong on the third opportunity that came his way.

After a shot from Keita, which stopped in Bisuma’s hand in the 59th minute, Liverpool won a penalty and the Egyptian made it 2–0 in awe (it was the No. 2,000 goal for the Reds in 1992–93). after became the first player in Liverpool history to score more than 20 Premier League goals in four different seasons and only the third to score 50 away goals in the league after Owen (55) and Gerrard (51).

Few minutes later Salah was feeling annoyed and had to vacate Zotas, the Reds still having 2-0 security and no threat, their defensive function was exemplary and making it unimaginably difficult for the Brighton players to find empty spaces, to act.

He had to come in in 89′ to threaten the o againKlopp’s side, with Allison making an amazing save at Welbeck’s effort, Dias on his side with Sanchez the loser in his quarter in the same minute and the 2-0 inevitable for Liverpool through to the final, adding to the fears for the title reinforced races.

Brighton: Sanchez, Feltman, Dunk, Koukoureja, Lambeth, Alsate (46′ Lalana (53′ Gross)), Bisuma (66′ Wulbeck), McAllister, Marts, Mope, Trossar

LIVERPOOL: Allison, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dyke, Robertson, Henderson (86′ Milner), Fambino, Keita (65′ Thiago), Salah (65′ Zota), Mane, Dias

The results of the 29th game:

Premier League table:

The program of the 30th race