Premier League: Liverpool beat Brighton to move within 3 points of Manchester City
Jurgen Klopp faces an anxious wait over Mohamed Salah’s fitness after Liverpool closed the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to three points with a 2-0 victory against Brighton on Saturday. Luis Diaz opened the scoring in the first half and Salah scored with a penalty after the first half at the Amex Stadium. Klopp’s side have won their last eight league matches, keeping the pressure on City, with the champions playing at Crystal on Monday. Salah has got 20 goals in a Premier League season for the fourth time, with his most recent strike coming at just the right time amid his tense contract negotiations.
With a testing trip to Arsenal looming on Wednesday followed by a FA Cup quarter-final at Nottingham Forst, Klopp, Klopp hope his star makes a fast recuperation.
“Something was not right. I think there was a situation where his foot got stretched. We’ll have to see,” Klopp said.
On the title race, Klopp added: “It’s always the same, you expect Manchester City to win every game when you watch them play.
“The only thing we can do is as win as many football games as possible. We’re ready, we don’t need to call it a title race, we just want to win games.”
