Jurgen Klopp was stunned by the "genius moment" that created Mohamed Salah's winning goal as Liverpool beat Brighton 2-1 on Sunday.
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Salah scored vital winner vs BrightonKlopp impressed by 'genius' moveReds still in Premier League title raceWHAT HAPPENED?
With the teams tied at 1-1 in the second half, Liverpool sealed a vital three points when Dominik Szoboszlai blasted the ball towards Alexis Mac Allister outside the Brighton box. The Argentine found Salah in a dangerous position and he turned in the crucial goal in the 65th minute.
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The victory is a vital one for the Reds, who are battling with Manchester City and Arsenal in the Premier League title race. Liverpool moved three points ahead of Arsenal ahead of the Gunners' clash at City later in the day.
WHAT KLOPP SAID
Asked for his thoughts on the goal, Klopp told : "That is an unbelievable ball [from Szoboszlai]. It is the creativity and the quality, seeing that. He sees Macca, his first touch is incredible and then he sees Mo. How wasteful we were at all the other moments it was good we had this genius football moment to finish the game off.
"Brighton have incredible quality. That is the measure I have for how good we were today because I really respect them. They had chances, they took more risks all of a sudden and we got slightly tired. We deserved to win the game. That is what you want and then on top of that it is really cool."
Discussing the title race, the coach added: "We just have to win our games and see where we end up."
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The Anfield side will hope to keep their title hopes up when they host Sheffield United in the league on Thursday. Three days later, Klopp's team face a trip to Old Trafford to take on Erik ten Hag's Manchester United.