Mohamed Salah shows his evolution to keep Liverpool on title track
The IndependentSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. For large swathes of Saturday’s gripping clash with Brighton & Hove Albion, the visitors were head and shoulders above their opponents, making Liverpool look foolish as they chased shadows in the first half. When Salah cuts onto his left foot, the man now outright eighth in the Premier League’s all-time top goalscorer charts, almost always comes up with the goods. open image in gallery Mohamed Salah thundered home a wonder-goal to beat Brighton open image in gallery Liverpool celebrated going top of the league Only two Premier League teams coming into the weekend had conceded more goals as a result of defensive errors than Brighton, but you would not have known that as, in front of a stunned Anfield, Brighton toyed with Liverpool at times in the opening 45 minutes. A fine stop from Caoimhin Kelleher in the much busier Liverpool goal to deny Georginio Rutter kept Brighton from extending their first-half lead, while the hosts could barely string two passes together.