Egyptian scorer Mohamed Salah brought his Liverpool team closer to the record number of points by leading them to a 3-1 win away to Brighton, while Manchester City reviewed runners-up at home to Newcastle by sweeping 5-0 yesterday, Wednesday, in the thirty-fourth stage of the English Premier League.
In the first game, Liverpool dismantled it out of its field by achieving its first victory away from "Anfield" in the last six games, including the Champions League final price went against Atlético de Madrid (zero -1 and then 2-3 away at home), specifically since its victory over Norwich Citi 1-0 on February 15.
Liverpool owes its balance to 92 points and 8 points from the Manchester City record record in the 2017-2018 season, to Salah who scored two goals and passed the third goal ball.
Liverpool now need to win three of their remaining four games to break City, but the task will not be easy because he faces Burnley, Arsenal and Chelsea before he ends the season against Newcastle.
German coach Juergen Klopp praised Salah, who raised his balance to 19 goals in the league this season, telling Sky Sports that the Egyptian "has goals", that he is close in the gold race (to the top scorer), and this is something he wants to keep. My world has scored many goals for us, and we are trying to help it (to score) as much as possible. "
Al-Masry is third, three goals behind Leicester striker Jaime Vardi (22).
After failing to reach the net in any of his last five games away from home in all competitions, Liverpool was hit hard against Brighton by scoring two goals after only eight minutes, the first through Salah, who got the ball from Nabi Keita after he was kidnapped by the Guinean after an error in controlling it from Davy Proper, passed it cross to the Brazilian Roberto Firmino, who preferred to leave it to Saleh, and the latter hit it in the net.
Brighton barely woke up from the shock until his net was shaken again in the eighth minute, this time with a brilliant spiral shot from the outskirts of the area for Commander Gordon Henderson after a pass from Salah.
However, the club's men retreat allowed Brighton to return to the atmosphere of the meeting until its success in narrowing the difference with a wonderful goal scored by the Belgian Leandro Trosar with a shot "on the fly" after an elaborate cross by Tarik Lampet (45).
Liverpool suffered in the second half despite some opportunities that came before him, especially for Salah, but Al-Masry finally settled matters when he added his second goal and the third to his team with a header following a corner kick from the right side (76), confirming the ninth win by his team over Brighton in all competitions Since their 2-2 draw in the fourth round of the Cup 1990-1991 season, note that the last defeat against his opponent dates back to January 1983 in the Cup (1-2), while his last defeat in the League was in the first division previously 0-1 in March 1982 at home.

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