Liverpool reclaimed top spot in the Premier League with victory over Brighton before Manchester City and Arsenal played out a goalless draw.
Jurgen Klopp's men fought from behind to defeat Roberto De Zerbi's Seagulls 2-1 at Anfield. Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah got their names on the scoresheet, though they weren't the only positive elements of the day.
Darwin Nunez was deemed fit enough to start, overcoming the issue that prevented him linking up with Uruguay during the recent international break, and featured for 83 minutes. Meanwhile, Ryan Gravenberch made a two-minute cameo - his first action since February's Carabao Cup Final.
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Ibrahima Konate, who returned from a muscle problem with France last week, had missed training upon his return as he had a planned rest day, also made the bench on Sunday but was not risked, and finally, there were no new concerns for the boss to deal with.
It leaves the Reds in a promising position, especially with more big names anticipated to return in the coming weeks. It is a tight turnaround with 20th-placed Sheffield United the visitors to Anfield this Thursday, and so the ECHO provides a round-up of the current injury situation in advance:
Curtis Jones has been out of action since mid-February's away meeting with Brentford, where he picked up an ankle injury.
There was some hope that the midfielder would be fit in time to feature in some capacity yesterday, although his name was an understandable absence from the teamsheet at 1pm.
"Curtis, I’m not sure if he’s available, but will be
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