Joe Gomez says what he would have done if he had scored his first-ever Liverpool goal against Brighton

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Liverpool were certainly made to work very hard for their latest Premier League match, in which they beat Brighton 2-1 at Anfield.

But it was another carefully orchestrated win from Liverpool boss Arne Slot, who outshone counterpart Fabian Hurzeler in the dugout at Anfield.

The Liverpool fans helped secure the win, with the home side having gone behind via Ferdi Kadioglu after 14 minutes.

But Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah were on hand to complete the turnaround, scoring just minutes after the introduction of both Curtis Jones and Luis Diaz.

The tactical decision changed the outcome of the game, but Slot was forced into an earlier change due to injury.

What Joe Gomez would have done if he scored for Liverpool vs Brighton

Ibrahima Konate was withdrawn due to an arm injury, with the centre-back replaced by Joe Gomez at half-time.

And while the latter did a superb job at the back, he also came close to making a real impact at the other end as he fired two headers on target.

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Discussing what would have been his first-ever goal for the club, Gomez told the Liverpool website: “Yeah, I definitely would have got a yellow [card] if I’d have scored there today!

“I thought I had too much time [for his first chance] and then I half wanted it to be offside so I had an excuse! But it’ll come one day.”

Joe Gomez praises Liverpool ‘legend’ Mohamed Salah

Gomez almost made an immediate impact, but he couldn’t quite direct his header into the back of the net, with a repeat situation taking place not long after.

Fortunately his Anfield teammates Gakpo and Salah were on hand to fire home, although the former’s goal was seemingly a cross that simply evaded everyone in the box.

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The latter’s, however, was a trademark stunning left-footed strike, with Salah overtaking Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler in the Premier League all-time scoring list with his effort.

Salah is now eighth in the all-time leaderboard with 164 goals, with Arsenal icon Thierry Henry next up in his sights.

His efforts have left Gomez hugely impressed, with the centre-back saying of the winger: “I think it’s countless records now, isn’t it? And I don’t think we should lose sight of how big they are just because he keeps knocking them down.

“I think they are massive and obviously he is a legend and always will be at the club now, but it’s just nice to be a part of it and to witness it.”