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Buckle up, folks. It's going to be a bumpy and thrilling ride to the end of the season if Liverpool's comeback victory against Brighton is any indication.

Goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah earned the Reds a 2-1 victory which, after Manchester City and Arsenal played out a desperate goalless draw, means they are two points clear at the Premier League summit with nine games remaining.

It made for a tense afternoon at Anfield. And here's how the national media, and the ECHO's own Paul Gorst, viewed another dramatic day in the season for Jurgen Klopp's side.

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Paul Joyce of The Times - and formerly of this parish - believes the final weeks of Klopp's reign should now be cherished rather than overly concentrate on who might replace the departing German.

"For all the intrigue about who - and what - comes next at Liverpool, sometimes it is worth taking a moment simply to revel in the present," he wrote. "This was a victory that bore all of the characteristics Jurgen Klopp has ingrained at Anfield during a tenure that remains on course for a glorious conclusion.

"That there was a certain inevitability that Liverpool would prevail, even after falling behind in the opening skirmishes, perfectly encapsulated everything Klopp has painstakingly built over the past nine years. His side were courageous, relentless, hungry and - when the moment demanded - cucumber-cool as Mohamed Salah scored the winning goal on an afternoon when he had not been at his best. Finding a way to win can be added to the list of Liverpool’s qualities."