Liverpool 2-1 Brighton: Reds move top of Premier League

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Will Rooney reports on the Reds' win from Anfield.

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00:00A full time here at Anfield and Liverpool find themselves at the top of the Premier League table.

00:06The 2-1 win over Brighton coupled with Man City's shock 2-1 defeat by Bournemouth.

00:11Sees Liverpool at the summit, at the top flight.

00:15Arne Snodstock getting them carries away, as he said at his post-match press conference.

00:20But you have to say that Liverpool are banging this title race.

00:24Of course they are with Arsenal also losing to Newcastle.

00:27Liverpool are right there, they had to battle though today.

00:31A footballing cliche, it was a game of two halves because in the first half they were dreadful.

00:36Liverpool giving the ball away, it was everything against a typical Arne Snodstock performance.

00:41There was no control, it was frantic, error laden and Brighton profited.

00:46You have to give credit to Brighton as well, they were excellent.

00:49When they took the lead in the 14th minute it was no surprise.

00:53Five minutes before that, Darwin Nunes had a chance for Liverpool.

00:56He mustered a real fantastic solo effort.

01:00Got the ball on the halfway line, shifted his way past Brighton defender.

01:05Based his way into the box and Brighton keeper made a good save.

01:09Brighton were by far the better team.

01:12If they were better in front of goal, they would have went into the break more than 1-0 ahead.

01:18Whatever Arne Snodstock said in the dressing room has certainly well worked.

01:21Liverpool improved markedly in the second half.

01:24They had a few chances.

01:27Ibrahim Mkhitaryan had to come off with a wrist injury.

01:30It looked like a half-time play by Joel Gomez who was absolutely monstrous when he came on.

01:35He had a chance within two minutes to put Liverpool ahead and grab his first Liverpool goal.

01:42But he headed into the half with the keeper.

01:44Liverpool had a sustained spell of pressure.

01:46Alexis McAlister had a header save.

01:48Kody Gakpo flashed one wide.

01:50But then the 69th winner, Liverpool, got the reward.

01:53Maybe a little bit fortunate but a little bit clever as well.

01:56You have to give a lot of credit to Darwin Nunes in this one.

01:59Kody Gakpo put a cross into the box.

02:02Instead of Nunes going for goal, he had nearly just ducked under it.

02:05Brighton didn't react.

02:07The goalkeeper was caught flat-footed and the cross nestled into the far corner.

02:11That gave Liverpool the momentum.

02:13Three minutes later, Mo Salah missed an earlier chance.

02:17He made no mistake this time.

02:19A fantastic finish it was.

02:21A really good play by Curtis Jones.

02:23He played it on to Othello.

02:25He set Salah free.

02:28Salah chopped inside and lasted into the top corner.

02:31A fantastic finish.

02:32From there on, Liverpool were fairly comfortable.

02:35Brighton didn't really have a shot on goal.

02:39He made a good save in the first half.

02:41He didn't have any other saves to make.

02:43I think when Liverpool scored and went ahead, it was so loud.

02:50The supporters sensed the chance.

02:53They sensed that Man City aren't going to drop too many points this season.

02:58Liverpool had to take advantage of that.

03:04Joe Gomez was magnificent when he came on.

03:07Trent Alexander-Arnold was very sloppy in possession.

03:10He gave the ball away a lot.

03:12He was fantastic defensively.

03:15He was really showing his defensive qualities.

03:17He's come under the microphone for a while in his career.

03:21Mo Salah came up with a big moment again.

03:24Cody Garpoe was lively in the second half.

03:27Costa Simacas as well, coming in from Andy Robertson.

03:30He was very good at left-back.

03:32He potentially made that position his own on the left-hand side of defence.

03:36A real good battle between those two.

03:38When it was Robertson, he was the Undisputed's first choice for a long time.

03:42Overall, Liverpool top of the table.

03:45A massive week coming up now.

03:47Bayer Leverkusen here in the Champions League.

03:50Followed by Aston Villa, another top-four rival.

03:53They're going to be visiting here every week's time.

03:55Overall, a big battle.

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