Overview
- Liverpool advanced to the FA Cup fifth round with a 3-0 home win over Brighton, with Curtis Jones, Dominik Szoboszlai and Mohamed Salah on the scoresheet.
- Szoboszlai scored his 10th of the season after a cushioned Salah layoff, prompting Salah to call him “one of the best players in the world,” a view Slot publicly endorsed.
- Slot said Szoboszlai is developing into a potential leader and cited him as an example of Liverpool’s recruitment-and-development model producing improvement over time.
- Salah delivered an assist, won and converted a late penalty, and earned praise from Slot for his defensive work, with multiple outlets noting relations with the coach have eased since his AFCON return.
- Left-back Milos Kerkez set up Jones’ opener and drew praise from Virgil van Dijk for “big progress,” while media reports continue to link Salah with possible summer interest from Saudi clubs or MLS.