3 things learned from Liverpool's narrow victory over Brighton | Premier League 2018/19

On Saturday, Liverpool travelled to the south coast of England to face Brighton at the AMEX stadium. The Merseysiders were looking to end the losing streak they endured in their two games previous to this fixture and Brighton were looking to keep up a good run of form that they had put together. In the end, Liverpool's quality prevailed and Klopp's men ran out 1-0 winners in this difficult away fixture.

Mo Salah was the decider in the game. After he was brought down in the penalty area by Pascal Groß, who had a handful of his shirt. The Egyptian stepped up and placed a fiercely struck penalty passed David Button in the Brighton goal, to send Liverpool back to Anfield with all 3 points.

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#3 Fabinho looks to be a good back up at Centre Back

Liverpool have had some injury troubles at centre back as of recently, with Dejan Lovren, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip all being out with injuries. This has led to Klopp calling upon Fabinho to fill in until his other 3 centre-halves are back fit and in training.

As a central defensive midfielder, who plays as a right back for his country, he showed his versatility once again by putting up a stellar performance against Brighton on Saturday. The former Monaco man looked unphased in a position he isn't familiar with.

Fabinho made a terrific block which kept the scores at 1-0 and made sure that the Reds went home with all 3 points. He made 6 clearances, more than any other Liverpool player on the pitch.

A great partnership was shown between himself and Virgil Van Dijk, with Klopp's style still being played to its full capabilities. Even though Fabinho will be preferred in his natural role, I'm sure no fans would complain if he played alongside Van Dijk again.

#2 Liverpool have the ability to bounce back

Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool FC - Premier League

To say Liverpool didn't have the best of weeks would be an understatement before they played Brighton on Saturday. The Reds lost their unbeaten record in the defeat to Manchester City who cut the gap at the top to 4 points.

After losing their unbeaten record in the league, they crashed out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle after being defeated 2-1 by Wolves.

Abject is probably the word you would describe the way the players might have been feeling. However, Saturday's performance suggested otherwise as Liverpool looked up for the challenge ahead.

In a tight game, the Reds came out on top and showed that they are able to bounce back and continue to hunt for the title even when things might not be going their way.

It wasn't the best performance and Klopp will be sure to make that evidently clear to the players, but the fact his squad bounced back shows real character and grit about them being serious contenders for the Premier League title this season,

#1 Mo Salah is going the right way about retaining his Golden Boot

Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool FC - Premier League

The penalty that Mohamed Salah scored on Saturday was his 14th of the season in the Premier League, his 17th in all competitions. This goal sees him tied at the top of the goalscoring charts with Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang and Harry Kane.

Salah has also managed 7 assists in all competitions thus far this season, continuing to show that he is so much more than a goal scorer.

Every 135 minutes Salah has scored a goal this season, a better figure than Harry Kane and Eden Hazard. Claims at the start of the season labelling the Egyptian a one-season wonder have now been forgotten, as Salah continues to defy his critics.

He's so far managed 55 shots on target in the league this season, with 65% hitting the target. This accuracy rate is better than both his counterparts at the top of the goalscoring charts.

A recent African player of the year winner, for the second year running, Salah has his sights set on winning the golden boot for a second year and it's hard to believe he isn't capable of achieving this feat.