Liverpool steady course as Brighton fail to land blow at AnfieldLiverpool’s season has rarely moved in a straight line, but this felt like a step towards calmer waters. A 2-0 win over Brighton,

Sandwiched in between away wins over West Ham United and Inter, Liverpool have stumbled to successive draws against newly promoted opposition. A hard-fought stalemate with Sunderland was followed by bitterness at Elland Road as the reigning champions twice surrendered leads during the 3–3 draw with Leeds United.

Liverpool looked to deliver on a week of positive results to offset the noise surrounding the club. Job done, then.

Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler, speaking to Match of the Day, said after their 2-0 loss against Liverpool: "I think we definitely deserved more, maybe even a win but we created so many chances. We had a bad start, reacted well and then a set piece against us that we didn't defend well.

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.

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For the fifth Liverpool game in a row, Mohamed Salah isn't in the starting eleven. There's no room for Alexander Isak either as Florian Wirtz is back in, with Hugo Ekitike starting up top as Arne Slot makes two changes from the side that won in Milan. The other is Milos Kerkez coming in for Andy Robertson.

Liverpool’s problems with Mohamed Salah are now expected to stretch into 2026. Although the Egyptian King was restored to the squad for the weekend Premier League game against Brighton, there