Arne Slot reserves special praise for 4 Liverpool players after Brighton comeback win

Arne Slot's victory against Brighton in the this weekend, with the Reds making the most of Arsenal and Manchester City losing to Newcastle and Bournemouth respectively.

Post-match, the boss was at after a dismal first half. And he picked out four stars in particular for special praise.

Explaining why he brought on and , who combined brilliantly when they came on, including being a central part of the sweeping move for the winning goal, he said: "I was waiting for us to score the goal, but we didn't that's why I made the substitutions. Both of them [Diaz and Jones] came on really strong.

"Then you can say it's a bit of luck, but the goalkeeper cannot react. The second goal was a Mo Salah special. It's not the first and not the last time he will score from that position."

When , it was who was turned to ahead of to play alongside Virgil van Dijk at center-back. "He had a very good performance without the ball," Slot said. "He constantly stepped into midfield to win the ball, winning the duels, and when he had to defend, he did very well. Very good second half."

Liverpool.com says: Gomez was brilliant when he came on and he might be set for a run of games in the team now given that Konate's issue didn't look ideal. Jones and Diaz, meanwhile, was a stroke of genius from Slot, with the latter playing an unfamiliar central role. They combined really nicely for the Salah goal, which was finished in typical style.

Liverpool won't always be able to recover from playing so poorly in future, so the first half can't be repeated against Bayer Leverkusen or Aston Villa this week. But the main thing is that the points were won against a very good Brighton side. The Premier League table looks very healthy for the Reds again.