Mohamed Salah was in top form as Liverpool beat Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 in the FA Cup.
For much of 2025/26, we have not seen the 33-year-old at his best at Anfield.
Salah hit out at the club when he was dropped by Arne Slot in the Premier League at the back end of 2025.
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Curtis Jones points to the Anfield stand in celebration during Liverpool's FA Cup match against Brighton & Hove Albion
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That issue is now behind the Egyptian, but question marks over the Liverpool winger’s future remain amid interest from the Saudi Pro League.
Fans also think Salah has lost some of his pace this season, being especially concerned after the Newcastle United game.
However, what we saw in the 3-0 win over Brighton was much better from the Liverpool star.
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Milos Kerkez assisted Curtis Jones for the opening goal in the 42nd minute.
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Dominik Szoboszlai then made it 2-0 11 minutes into the second half, with Salah providing the assist.
The forward then won a penalty and stepped up to score said spot-kick to kill the tie off with 68 minutes gone.
Now, for just the third time in his Liverpool career, Salah has scored, provided an assist and won a penalty in one match.
He has done this twice previously, with both matches coming against Newcastle and then Arsenal in December 2018.
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Mohamed Salah applauds Liverpool supporters after beating Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield in the FA Cup (Credit: Getty Images/Liverpool FC).
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Mohamed Salah stats vs Brighton
As expected, given his goal involvements, Salah was given a match-high 8.6 rating by Sofascore against Brighton.
He made four key passes and had a passing accuracy of 84%, completing 27 out of 32.
Salah completed three of his four attempted dribbles on the night and had 53 touches.
When it comes to shooting, he found the target twice and tried to test the Brighton goalkeeper five times.
The winger even helped out defensively, winning six of his attempted duels.
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