Ekitike brace inspires Liverpool to Brighton win
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With both Salah and Alexander Isak starting on the bench, Ekitike remained Liverpool's lead striker and showed once again why he has been one of their bright sparks in a difficult campaign.
Having promised crunch talks with Mohamed Salah amid their ongoing and very public feud, the outcome of those discussions will become clear when Liverpool ’s official matchday squad is released. If Salah features, there could be hope of a resolution. If the Egyptian is again on the bench, pressure builds ahead of the January transfer window.
Mohamed Salah ended a thorny week by coming off the bench for Liverpool in their clash with Brighton, during which he made Premier League history with an assist.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot speaking to BBC Match of the Day after their 2-0 win against Brighton: "Hard work. We had to work really hard for this win because we faced a very good team that kept going to the end.
Mohamed Salah was named on the Liverpool substitutes bench for the fourth Premier League game in a row despite patching things up with manager Arne Slot.
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A frustrated Fabian Hurzeler says that the goals conceded in his sides 2-0 loss away to Liverpool in the Premier League were "definitely avoidable". The Brighton manager wants improvements in the way his team starts games,