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Brighton 0-2 Liverpool: Luis Diaz proves his worth as Reds close in again on Manchester City

By Daily Sports Nigeria on March 12, 2022

Match report and free highlights as goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah keep Liverpool on the tails of Manchester City; Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez avoids a red card for reckless challenge on Diaz for first goal.

Liverpool closed the gap on Manchester City back to three points with a 2-0 victory over Brighton, who now have lost five games on the bounce.

Jurgen Klopp's men took the lead in surreal fashion when the brilliant Luis Diaz bravely headed home and got poleaxed by Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez in the immediate aftermath. The Liverpool forward walked away with no serious injury and despite a VAR review Sanchez's challenge was deemed not worthy of a red card.

Brighton, who started brightly but faded, should have equalised just after half-time but Leandro Trossard skied an effort over the bar from close range. That proved a costly miss as Mohamed Salah netted the important second goal on 61 minutes from the penalty spot after Yves Bissouma was penalised for handball by referee Mike Dean. Salah now has 20 goals for the Premier League season and has hit that milestone in four of his last five seasons with the club.

Despite that Trossard chance, Graham Potter's men struggled for any rhythm in the attacking third and failed to score for the fourth time in their last five Premier League games. They have now won just three of their last 24 matches in all competitions (90 minutes only) as the pressure starts to increase on their manager.

Meanwhile, Liverpool have won eight consecutive Premier League games for the first time since a run of 18 successive victories ending in February 2020, on their way to winning the title in 2019/20.

Attention in the title race now turns to Monday Night Football where Manchester City can extend the gap back to six points with a win at Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

The opening goal for Liverpool should have been a moment of pure ecstasy for both Diaz and the travelling Liverpool supporters - instead there was a surreal hush around The Amex as Sanchez's challenge in wiping out the Liverpool forward was quite sickening to watch live.