Salah scores as Liverpool destroy Brighton to close gap on Man City on EPL table

• Mohamed Salah scored a penalty on Saturday, 12 March, as Liverpool defeated Brighton 2-0 in Premier League tie
• The Reds are now only three points behind Manchester City on the Premier League table as the race for the title continues
• Manchester City will be facing Crystal Palace in their next Premier League game on Monday, 14 March

Liverpool have reduced the gap on the premier League table between them and Manchester City to three points after beating Brighton 2-0 on Saturday, 12 March in which Mohamed Salah scored.

Going into this encounter, Jurgen Klopp and his wards were aware of the importance of winning the encounter and they did themselves lots of good bu recording a victory.

The Reds started the Premier League encounter impressively against Brighton, but they had to wait until the 19th minute before Luiz Diaz opened scoring after benefiting from an assist by Matip.

Five minutes later, Solly March had a chance to restore parity for Brighton, but his effort was blocked by goalkeeper Alisson.

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How did they finish the first half of this encounter?

Brighton tried all they could to restore parity in the first half, but Liverpool players were more determined not to concede as it ended 1-0 in favour of the Reds.

When did Liverpool score their second goal?

Yves Bissouma handled the ball in the penalty box and the referee blew a penalty for Liverpool which was converted by Mohamed Salah in the 61st minute.

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