{"id":77991,"date":"2024-04-01T18:13:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T18:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/salah-caps-fightback-as-liverpool-go-top-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T18:13:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T18:13:06","slug":"salah-caps-fightback-as-liverpool-go-top-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/salah-caps-fightback-as-liverpool-go-top-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Salah caps fightback as Liverpool go top | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nLIVERPOOL:
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Mohamed Salah fired Liverpool<\/a> to the top of the Premier League as the Egypt star’s clinical finish capped a stirring fightback to beat Brighton 2-1 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Jurgen Klopp’s side were rocked by Danny Welbeck’s blistering strike after just 85 seconds at Anfield.<\/p>\n

Luis Diaz restored order with an equaliser later in the first half, before Salah netted after the interval to seal a vital victory.<\/p>\n

Salah’s<\/a> third goal in his last three games was his 22nd in all competitions this term.<\/p>\n

Unbeaten in their last six league matches, Liverpool sit two points clear of second-placed Arsenal, who drew 0-0 with third-placed Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium just a few hours later.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Salah, treble-chasing Liverpool are in the driving seat as they eye a record-equalling 20th English title — and first since 2020 — in Klopp’s final season.<\/p>\n

“Being that calm in the decisive moment with the biggest chance we had from the best football we played, then that makes a real goalscorer so we are happy with everything,” Klopp said of Salah.<\/p>\n

“Brighton’s centre-halves were outstanding and it was just a really good game, against an opponent you know it will be the hardest work.<\/p>\n

“To defend them needs the highest intensity in English football and we did well. More possession, better possession, a really good rhythm.”<\/p>\n

Unbeaten in their last 27 home league games, Liverpool are back in action at Anfield against lowly Sheffield United on Thursday.<\/p>\n

After former Liverpool star Xabi Alonso confirmed he intends to stay at Bayer Leverkusen, Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi is a reported candidate to replace Klopp when the German steps down at the end of this term.<\/p>\n

Klopp is a big fan of De Zerbi’s attacking philosophy and praised him as a “top coach” this week.<\/p>\n

Asked after the game about the link to Liverpool, De Zerbi said: “I have another two years of contract. My focus is on Brighton this season, the next season.<\/p>\n

“But before starting next season I would like to listen to the plan of the team. I think it is a serious thing.”<\/p>\n

Playing for the first time since their painful FA Cup quarter-final defeat at Manchester United before the international break, Liverpool had a shocking taste of De Zerbi’s enterprising tactics after just two minutes.<\/p>\n

Brighton’s Simon Adingra broke quickly in a devastating counter-attack that caught Liverpool right-back Conor Bradley out of position.<\/p>\n

When Virgil van Dijk’s scuffed clearance rolled to Welbeck just inside the penalty area, the Brighton forward lashed a strike into the top corner to leave Klopp shaking his head.<\/p>\n

Salah was making his first league start since New Year’s Day after an injury-plagued beginning to 2024.<\/p>\n

Looking to make up for lost time, Salah nearly grabbed the equaliser with a curler that whistled just wide.<\/p>\n

The Egypt forward threatened again from Bradley’s cross, but he couldn’t keep his shot on target from a good position 10 yards out.<\/p>\n

Liverpool’s dominance was rewarded in the 27th minute when Brighton failed to clear Salah’s header from a corner and Diaz volleyed home from close range.<\/p>\n

Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister squandered a chance against his former club with a header that flashed narrowly wide early in the second half.<\/p>\n

Dominik Szoboszlai fired past the far post from 20 yards, while Darwin Nunez was denied by Bart Verbruggen at the near post.<\/p>\n

Wave after wave of Liverpool pressure crashed against Brighton’s defensive wall before De Zerbi’s men cracked in the 65th minute.<\/p>\n

Mac Allister was catalyst with a perfectly-weighted pass that picked out Salah’s run into the area and the forward dispatched a composed low finish past Verbruggen.<\/p>\n

In a tense finale, former Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana should have punished his old team, but he rolled his shot wide to Klopp’s immense relief.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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