Zero 'softening' from Liverpool as Salah will keep record chase on the right track
Jurgen Klopp hailed Liverpool's desire not to ease up after clinching the Premier League name as several goals from Mohamed Salah kept the Reds on lessons for an archive points tally with a good 3-1 win in Brighton on Wednesday.
The champions move onto 92 points with three wins from their final four video games enough to break Manchester City's record of 100 points from two seasons ago.
"We are champions and it may be softening but it isn't - the males go with everything," stated Klopp.
"We've 92 points and previous season we'd 97! We acquired five points more than this previous season - that's unbelievable, I've no idea how exactly we did that."
Klopp's men were quick off the tag with two goals found in the first eight moments to end a function of five games with out a goal abroad either side of the coronavirus shutdown.
Brighton's desire to take up out from the rear has been among the hallmarks of Graham Potter's first time in charge and the Seagulls glimpse certain to meet up their target of residing in the division with a nine-point cushion over underneath three.
But the hosts were twice caught out by Liverpool's press to keep themselves too much to conduct despite another promising efficiency.
"I saw two incredibly good football clubs tonight, both trying to take up football," added Klopp. "That they had a brave development and create but we had a super solution for that. Our huge press was outstanding."
Salah remained found in the hunt for a third Golden Boot in as much seasons as a good Liverpool player due to he slotted residence Naby Keita's cross to open up the scoring.
Two minutes after the Reds robbed possession once again in the Brighton 1 / 2 and after Salah was held up, Jordan Henderson curled residence a brilliant shot in to the far part for a rare target in an inspirational season for the Liverpool captain.
However, Henderson afterwards limped away with a knee damage that Klopp can be involved could end his time of year.
"We must make scans but we know it is not nothing, so that has already been enough," said Klopp.
Instead of letting the floodgates open up, Brighton showed impressive resolve to therefore take the game with their illustrious visitors.
Neco Williams made an excellent block on his initial Premier League commence to deny Leandro Trossard a quick reply before Alisson Becker saved from Neal Maupay.
Brighton got their reward just before half-period when Trossard linked sweetly with Tariq Lamptey's cross to halve the deficit.
"I asked them to take up that way. Your choice making could possibly be better but they showed individuality to claw back to the game," explained Potter. "We attempted to take up, we went toe-to-toe and there have been plenty of positive performances for all of us."
Dan Burn wasted an enormous opportunity to bring the hosts level following the break as he didn't hit the mark with the target gaping.
Salah was more clinical when he headed home Andy Robertson's corner at the near content for his 19th Premier League goal of the season to go within 3 of Jamie Vardy in the competition for the Golden Boot.
But the Egyptian in that case missed two big chances in stoppage time for his third Liverpool hat-trick and further cut Vardy's lead at the top of the scoring charts as Mat Ryan flicked his first work over the bar before Salah headed over with the ultimate touch of the overall game.
