Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Liveupdated1647107565

Brighton vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result and reaction after Mohamed Salah goal

Follow live coverage after Liverpool beat Brighton to keep up the pressure on Man City at the top of the Premier League

Michael Jones
Saturday 12 March 2022 12:52 EST
Comments
(PA)

Liverpool moved to within three points of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League with a win over Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.

Goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah secured the three points at the Amex and closed the gap at the summit before Pep Guardiola’s side travel to Crystal Palace on Monday evening.

January arrival Diaz opened the scoring with a brave header before a dangerous challenge from goalkeeper Robert Sanchez that he avoided sanction for. Top scorer Salah then wrapped up the victory from the spot in the second-half after Yves Bissouma handled in the box.

Follow all the reaction from Brighton vs Liverpool in the Premier League below:

1647107565

Man Utd 1 - 0 Tottenham - Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates opening goal

(AFP via Getty Images)
(Getty Images)
(Getty Images)
(Getty Images)
Jack Rathborn12 March 2022 17:52
1647107394

Man Utd 1 - 0 Tottenham

18 mins: Disallowed goal! Tottenham almost have an equaliser. Ben Davies makes his way up the pitch and passes the ball out to the left wing before continuing his way into the penalty area. It gets knocked inside to Son who slips a pass through the United defence and finds Davies in the box. He takes control and belts a left-footed shot past David De Gea only to see the offside flag go up late to halt the celebrations.

Michael Jones12 March 2022 17:49
1647107291

Man Utd 1 - 0 Tottenham

15 mins: That goal has given the United players a lot of confidence. They’re knocking the ball around with verve and pace, striding towards the Spurs end of the pitch.

Paul Pogba receives it on the inside left and fancies himself from range. He aims for the far bottom corner but sends it just wide of goal.

Michael Jones12 March 2022 17:48
1647106986

GOAL! Man Utd 1 - 0 Tottenham (Ronaldo, 12’)⚽️

12 mins: That’s what they’ve been waiting for! When Cristiano Ronaldo was brought back to Old Trafford in the summer the fans all hoped he’d roll back the clock and dazzle them with wonderous goals. This is one of them.

United work the ball down the right and send it inside to Fred. He flicks it past Rodrigo Bentancur and finds Ronaldo outside the box but bang in front of goal. Eric Dier holds his ground and allows Ronaldo to set himself. With barely a back lift the Portuguese strikes his shot and curls it away from the diving Hugo Lloris to pick out the top corner!

Manchester United take the lead at Old Trafford.

Michael Jones12 March 2022 17:43
1647106899

Man Utd 0 - 0 Tottenham

11 mins: Chance! It’s a fantastic diagonal ball over tp Jadon Sancho on the left wing. He drops in behind Matt Doherty and brings it under control on his way into the box. Ronaldo is wide open and Sancho pulls it back to him. He shoots but Eric Dier steps up to him and blocks it. There’s a big appeal for handball from both Sancho and Ronaldo but the referee lets play go on. Dier was so close to Ronaldo, I’m not sure what he could do to avoid it.

Michael Jones12 March 2022 17:41
1647106853

Man Utd 0 - 0 Tottenham

Kulusevski carries the ball away from Sancho
Kulusevski carries the ball away from Sancho (AP)
(REUTERS)
(REUTERS)
Jack Rathborn12 March 2022 17:40
1647106721

Man Utd 0 - 0 Tottenham

9 mins: Cristiano Ronaldo gets his first sight at goal. It’s good work from Paul Pogba who carries the ball to the byline and holds it up under pressure. He spins and lays the ball back into the box where Ronaldo attempts to chip a shot to the far top corner only to send it over the crossbar.

Michael Jones12 March 2022 17:38
1647106630

Man Utd 0 - 0 Tottenham

6 mins: Sergio Reguilon slips a perfectly weighted ball down the left wing and Son keeps it in play. He drives inside, goes past Matic and lays the ball off to Harry Kane. Space opens up for a shot but instead he attempts to play Matt Doherty in on the right side of the box but Harry Maguire intercepts the pass and United work it clear.

Michael Jones12 March 2022 17:37
1647106414

Man Utd 0 - 0 Tottenham

3 mins: Harry Maguire steps into midfield to tackle Harry Kane and knocks the ball away from the Tottenham forward. It comes to Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg who flicks a pass over the top and sends Kane sprinting into space on the right side of the pitch. He recovers the ball but Raphael Varane gets across to stop him sending a pass into the box.

Michael Jones12 March 2022 17:33
1647106273

Man Utd 0 - 0 Tottenham

Kick off: Spurs kick off the match and work the ball over to the left side towards Son Heung-min. He’s pounced on by Nemanja Matic who comes away with the ball for the home side.

Michael Jones12 March 2022 17:31

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in