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Four things Klopp got right as Liverpool beat Brighton to pile pressure on Man City
Liverpool continued to pile the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester City with a comfortable 2-0 win over Brighton on Saturday.The Reds maintained their relentless run in the league, claiming an eighth successive win to cut City's lead down to a mere three points.Luiz Diaz opened the scoring at the AMEX less than 20 minutes into the contest, heading home after the Premier League's Player of the Month for February, Joel Matip, floated one in behind Brighton's backline.The Colombian courageously nodded past onrushing Seagulls stopper Robert Sanchez, who was lucky to escape punishment after clattering the Liverpool forward.Mohamed Salah then converted a second-half penalty to clinch a comfortable victory after Brighton's Yves Bissouma blocked Naby Keita's goal-bound effort with his hand.Here, Daily Star Sport takes a closer look at what Jurgen Klopp got right against Brighton on a beautiful day on the south coast.Diaz's has made a seamless transition to Premier League football since his £50million arrival from Porto, even if he claims otherwise.The Colombian told BT Sport prior to Saturday's match that his start has been far from "easy" but it's fair to say he's made quite the impact.Klopp opted to drop him to the bench for Liverpool's 1-0 midweek Champions League defeat to Inter Milan and his absence was glaring.At the AMEX, however, Diaz was in from the off and the German's decision to recall his new recruit was justified.It took the 25-year-old less than 20 minutes to make his mark, racing in behind Brighton's backline before bravely glancing a header past the onrushing Sanchez.The goal was Diaz's second in Liverpool colours and you get the impression there's plenty more to come.Will Liverpool be crowned Premier
