Liverpool return to premier form
With a line-up of super-attackers, Klopp’s outfit have won five of their past six games and look set to run rings around more teams
London — Mohamed Salah has hogged the headlines this season, but as Liverpool’s 5-1 demolition of Brighton and Hove Albion demonstrated he is but one component in a scintillating attacking armada. Salah took a back seat at the Amex Stadium on Saturday, contenting himself with an assist as Roberto Firmino scored twice and Philippe Coutinho found the net with a free kick beneath the jumping Brighton wall. With five wins in their past six games, Liverpool have returned to the Premier League top four for the first time since August. Their one misstep in recent weeks was the 3-3 draw at Sevilla in the Champions League, in which their failure to protect a 3-0 lead left them requiring at least a point at home to Spartak Moscow on Wednesday to reach the last 16. But having scored 25 goals in their past eight games in all competitions, Liverpool are playing with as much verve and confidence as in any previous phase of manager Jurgen Klopp’s two-year tenure. Liverpool’s display at Brighton mo...
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