Liverpool 2-1 Brighton: Salah does it again

Mohamed Salah’s winner to take Liverpool top of the Premier League table with victory over Brighton is a timely reminder of what they could lose if contract talks do not go well.

He, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold are all out of contract next summer and can talk to new clubs in January.

With 220 goals in 364 games, Egypt star Salah is the fourth top goalscorer in Liverpool’s history.

Number 220 was a peach as he curled an effort into the far corner from the right. It was the 48th time he had scored a winning goal in the Premier League.

"A Mo Salah special," was how Slot described it. "It's not the first and not the last time he will score from that position."