The “Reds” have 67 points after this twentieth victory of the season in the Premier League, three more than Arsenal and four more than City, opponents on Sunday afternoon at the Etihad stadium.
Jürgen Klopp’s team constantly pressed that of Roberto de Zerbi, one of his potential successors on the Liverpool bench at the end of the season, in an almost one-sided encounter.
Brighton, ninth in the standings, lost the battle for possession, their specialty, and only scored three times during the entire match, a figure which sums up their offensive sterility at Anfield Road.
However, his first shot on target came only eighty-seven seconds after kick-off and he hit the mark, powerfully armed by Danny Welbeck (2nd, 0-1).
The “Seagulls” took the tide thereafter, with incessant waves of attack unleashed by the “Reds”, and they ended up cracking after a corner improved by Luis Diaz (27th, 1-1) after a handover. the head signed Mohamed Salah.
Supported by its supporters, Liverpool continued to stifle their opponent thanks in particular to the activity of Alexis Mac Allister, a midfielder who arrived this summer from Brighton.
The victory also came from a perfect pass from the Argentinian, between two players, for Salah (65th, 2-1), full of composure when scoring his sixteenth goal this season in the championship.
Liverpool returns to Anfield on Thursday (8:30 p.m.) to host Sheffield United, the bottom of the championship.