Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk 9; Tariq Lamptey 8 - Brighton v Liverpool player ratings

Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - BRIGHTON RATINGS: Mat Ryan - 6: Made some decent saves but also fumbled a few. AFP

Tariq Lamptey - 8: Few players have caught the eye since the restart like the 19-year-old. It was his cross that allowed Trossard to finish and his distribution and defending was quality throughout the 90 minutes. EPA

Adam Webster - 6: Won his share of headers but struggled with the pace of Liverpool's forwards. Reuters

Lewis Dunk - 7: Brighton captain continues to enhance his reputation. Made some vital tackles. AFP

Dan Burn - 6: Missed a golden chance to level at 2-2. EPA

Dale Stephens - 6: Never looked comfortable with the likes of Henderson snapping at his heels every time he had possession. AFP

Davy Propper - 5: The midfielder was caught in possession on the edge of his box after six minutes and Liverpool punished him for it. Reuters

Alexis MacAllister - 6: The Argentine with the Scottish name made little impact on proceedings before being replaced in the second half. Reuters

Pascal Gross - 6: Some nice one-touch passes from the German as Brighton created plenty of chances. Reuters

Leandro Trossard - 7: Backed up his winner against Norwich with an even better goal against the champions. Had a great chance to double his tally late on but wasn't so assured with that finish. Reuters

Neal Maupay - 6: Put himself about to put pressure on Liverpool's defence before being replaced. AFP

SUBS: Aaron Connolly (on for Maupay, 71') - 7: Part of a triple substitution by manager graham Potter, the young Irish striker's pace kept Liverpool honest. Reuters

Aaron Mooy (on for Mac Allister, 71') - 6: Australian tried to add guile to Brighton's attacks. Reuters

Yves Bissouma (on for Propper, 71') - 7: Played well and broke up plenty of threatening attacks. Reuters

LIVERPOOL RATINGS: Alisson - 6: Reliable when called upon. EPA

Trent Alexander-Arnold - 8: The full-back's raking cross-field passes were a feature of Liverpool's attacks. Reuters

Joe Gomez - 7: The burly defender was plenty physical and determined to keep Brighton at bay. AFP

Virgil van Dijk - 9: There's no such thing as a 50-50 ball up against the Dutchman. He was a colossus at the back. EPA

Neco Williams - 5: Jurgen Klopp defended his decision to replace the young full-back on 45 minutes because he was on a yellow card. The truth is he struggled up against a surging Lamptey. Reuters

Georginio Wijnaldum - 7: Klopp loves the Dutch midfielder for his work ethic and that was on display in spades at the Amex. Reuters

Naby Keita - 8: Was excellent for an hour before being replaced. Looked a yard quicker than every other player on the pitch including Salah. AFP

Jordan Henderson - 8: Led from the front in attack and defence. Scored a well-taken goal but concern at the end after the Liverpool captain hobbled off with a knee injury. Reuters

Mohamed Salah - 9: The Egyptian opened the scoring and put away a beautiful header for his second and Liverpool's third. Reuters

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - 6 Put in a shift but never really caught fire before making way for Mane. AFP

Roberto Firmino - 7: Another game without a goal but the Brazilian striker offers so much more than that to the Reds. Reuters

SUBS: Andrew Robertson (on for Williams, 45') - 8: Bombed forward at every opportunity and recorded his eighth assist of the season for Salah's second. Reuters

Sadio Mane (on for Oxlaide-Chamberlain, 61') - 7: The Senegalese's pace and control helped get Liverpool up the pitch and into dangerous positions. AFP

Fabinho (on for Keita, 61) - 6: Booked for a hefty challenge on Mac Allister. AFP

James Milner (on for Henderson, 80') - 6: Brought an aura of calm to a nervy looking side after Henderson was forced off injured. Reuters

Takumi Minamino (on for Firmino, 87') - NA: Had a chance to make the game safe at the end. EPA