Salah curler propels Liverpool
Salah curler propels Liverpool to the top of the standings.
On the day that both of their title challengers lost.
Liverpool overcame a deficit to defeat Brighton at a roaring Anfield and take the lead in the Premier League.
With Manchester City losing at Bournemouth and Arsenal already losing at Newcastle.
Liverpool also appeared to be faltering, falling behind 1-0 at halftime to a brilliant goal from Ferdi Kadioglu.
However, Liverpool equalized through a left-wing cross from Cody Gakpo.
Who scored his third goal against Albion in four days following his Carabao Cup double.
Three minutes later, Mohamed Salah turned the tide of the match.
With a stunning curl into the far corner from the right side of the box.
Brighton had been playing so well and occasionally keeping the home crowd quiet, so it was an extra remarkable comeback.
In fact, after dominating the first half.
The visitors appeared to be on their way to moving up to third place in the standings until.
Kadioglu’s 16-yard attempt went in through the inside of the post.
Before the second-half comeback, Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher stopped Georginio Rutter’s attempt, which would have given them a bigger lead.
Liverpool leads Manchester City by two points after winning 13 of their last 15 games under new manager Arne Slot.
Liverpool displays character to maintain the momentum.
In the Carabao Cup, Liverpool defeated Brighton 3-2 at the Amex Stadium.
Marking the second meeting between the two teams this week.
However, as both teams made 18 changes in total from that game.
It was probably not totally applicable to this one.
But after scoring twice in the victory in Sussex, Gakpo was the only Reds player to maintain his position.
The Reds’ first defeat under Slot came at home against Nottingham Forest.
Who defeated West Ham to move up to third place in the standings.
And for a long time, it appeared as though they might have been headed for a second loss at Anfield.
At times, the home crowd was silent as they watched their team lose.
If it were not for a few saves from Kelleher, they might have been behind by more than one goal.
With seven shots on goal in the second half as opposed to only one in the first.
They were significantly more effective.
Virgil van Dijk could have done better when he missed a fantastic chance.
And Joe Gomez forced a stop with a header shortly after entering the game at halftime.
Salah attempted to dink the ball over the Brighton keeper.
But it was saved because he did not make enough touch.
However, they were getting better at the game.
And Gakpo’s cross that went straight in after eluding everyone was the game-changing move.
Darwin Nunez, a striker, appeared to celebrate, but replays revealed he was not touched.
Salah’s signature curving shot from the right made him the hero once more.
After that, the Reds had the advantage and hardly seemed to be in danger of losing it.
Brighton has a lot to be proud of.
Brighton briefly gave the impression that they would be joining the title race.
The 31-year-old Fabian Hurzeler, the youngest permanent Premier League manager in history, has continued the outstanding job of his predecessors and has them aiming further.
When Danny Welbeck knocked Kaoru Mitoma’s cross onto summer acquisition Kadioglu, who scored his first goal in English football, they deservedly took the lead.
When Jack Hinshelwood threw Rutter through, they had a fantastic chance to double their lead, but he shot directly at Kelleher.
Brighton, however, put up less of an effort moving forward and only mustered one attempt on goal after the half as Liverpool improved in the second half.
