At Amex Stadium, Liverpool continued their relentless pursuit of a Premier League points record with victory over Brighton.
To secure three more points with ease the newly-crowned champions looked on course when they went up two inside eight minutes as Brighton made a nightmare start with sights set on Premier League safety.
To set up Mohamed Salah, Naby Keita robbed Davy Propper in a dangerous position, before Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson quickly swept home a superb second from 20 yards.
However, Brighton battled back with real passion and completely deserved to pull back a goal when Leandro Trossard fired a crisp finish from the impressive Tariq Lamptey’s cross past Liverpool keeper Alisson.
Andrew Robertson was headed in by Salah for his season’s 19th league goal and through a few astute substitutions, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp halted Brighton’s advance.
While Liverpool-with 92-is closing in on the 100-point Premier League landmark of Manchester City, Brighton manager Graham Potter, whose side is edging towards preserving their top-flight status, was left to rue those opening minutes.
Brighton 1 – 3 Liverpool
Goals: 0-1 Salah 6′, 0-2 Henderson 8′, 1-2 Trossard 45′, 1-3 Salah 76′
Yellow cards: Lamptey (B); Williams (L), Mane (L), Fabinho (L), Gomez (L)
Liverpool: Alisson; Trent, Gomez, Van Dijk, Williams; Henderson, Wijnaldum, Keita; Salah, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Firmino
Brighton: Ryan; Lamptey, Dunk, Webster, Burn; Stephens, Propper, Gross; Trossard, Mac Allister, Maupay
