Arne Slot talks up Joe Gomez as he waits on Ibrahima Konate prognosis

Liverpool boss Arne Slot was full of praise for Joe Gomez's performance in Saturday's 2-1 come-from-behind win over Brighton as he waits to learn just how much he might need to depend on the defender in the next few weeks.

Gomez replaced Ibrahima Konate at half-time at Anfield after the France defender came off the pitch nursing his left arm following an awkward fall.

Slot said after the match that he was waiting to learn the extent of the injury, but revealed the 25-year-old was "in a lot of pain".

Should Konate now face a spell on the sidelines, Gomez showcased his ability to fill in with an impressive 45 minutes as Liverpool, second best in the first half, recovered from Ferdi Kadioglu's 14th-minute strike with two goals in three minutes from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah.

It was Gomez's seventh appearance of the season but only two of those - both in the Carabao Cup - have been from the start.

"That says a lot about his mentality and it also says a lot about his quality, if you don't play that much and you come in in a game where your team-mates were out-played for 45 minutes, that you can come in and play like this," Slot said.

"It also says a lot about his mentality in recent weeks and months where didn't play that much that he is now able, without playing a lot, to play 90 minutes on Wednesday and then put in a performance like this on Saturday.

"This is what people told me when I came in. Joe is a top, top, top professional who no matter what position he is in always gives his best for the team and for himself as well, and I think he got the reward for it because I think the fans loved what they saw. I definitely did."

With Manchester City beaten at Bournemouth, Liverpool returned to the top of the table with the win,