Via a mix of Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal’s dour 0-0 draw on the Etihad Stadium and their very own 2-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion at Anfield, Liverpool had been capable of retake the lead within the Premier League title race.
The Reds now sit two factors away from Arsenal and three away from Man Metropolis heading into the ultimate 9 gamweeks of the season, making the dream finish to Jurgen Klopp’s Reds tenure much more of a possiblity than ever earlier than.
So who had been the gamers who helped Liverpool on their technique to the highest of the desk on Sunday?
Here is their finest and worst gamers within the win over Brighton, courtesy of 90min’s esteemed participant rankings.
Alexis Mac Allister: 9/10
Typically, gamers who face off in opposition to their former membership are inclined to up their ranges to indicate them what they have been lacking.
And that is precisely what Alexis Mac Allister did on Sunday in opposition to Brighton.
The Argentine was in excellent type in opposition to his former membership, dictating the tempo of the sport and creating probabilities for his teammates seemingly at will all through the 90 minutes.
One of many 5 alternatives he’d created would lead to his workforce’s successful objective when he coolly slid the ball via the center of the Brighton defence and into the trail of Mohamed Salah, who made no mistake along with his subsequent end.
Honourable point out
Mohamed Salah: 8/10
As he so typically is, Salah was the match-winner for Liverpool on Sunday at Anfield.
The Egyptian was a continuing thorn in Brighton’s aspect throughout the sport, having a whopping 12 pops at objective throughout the sport – one in every of which despatched Liverpool prime of the Premier League desk.
Darwin Nunez: 6/10
Contemplating the truth that Jurgen Klopp hailed the efficiency from his aspect as their finest ever in opposition to Roberto De Zerbi’s Brighton, it is truthful to say that nobody performed notably dangerous in a pink jersey on Sunday.
If we needed to choose a ‘worst participant’ although it might be Darwin Nunez.
Whereas Salah and Luis Diaz had been fixed threats up prime, the Uruguayan did not trigger too many issues for the Brighton backline and was so much much less of an energetic agent within the remaining third than he often is.
