Liverpool moved to third place in the Premier League table after a 2-0 win against Brighton.
The Reds got the job done in the first half as an own goal from Pascal Gross and a fantastic first-time finish from Alexander Isak gave them a commanding lead.
There were quite a few creditable performances across the pitch, but Iraola singled out Isak, Bradley Barcola and Ronald Araujo for special praise after the game.
Andoni Iraola lauds Liverpool trio
Isak and Barcola combined for the second Premier League game running as the Frenchman was once again the provider.
“He’s a striker that if we can put him in those positions, we can provide him with good crosses, good situations he will score the goal, no?” said Iraola about Isak.
“In this case, Bradley [Barcola] winning the duel, going 1v1, being faster than the opposition and finding good spots.”
The Spaniard also praised Araujo for keeping his head down and working despite being substituted in each of Liverpool’s last two games.
“It helps a lot. We all enjoy Ronald fighting, winning the duels, even the physical ones; he wins two duels in a row.
“Defensively, he’s been really good and I’m happy for him because I’ve taken him out of the game in the last two games because we needed more offensive things at halftime.
“He has continued working with no issues. Today we needed him more and he gave us a good 90 minutes.”
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