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​In a performance that defied his veteran status, Danny Welbeck took center stage at the Amex Stadium on Saturday, March 21, 2026, scoring both goals in Brighton’s clinical 2-1 victory over Liverpool. The striker’s display was so complete that it drew rare, glowing adulation from the notoriously hard-to-please Roy Keane.
​Following the match, Keane singled out the 35-year-old forward for what he described as a “masterclass in professional center-forward play.” While Keane is often quick to criticize modern standards, he claimed he had “never seen a player do everything so right on the pitch,” praising Welbeck’s intelligence, work rate, and decision-making under pressure.
​Key Moments of the Performance:
- ​**The Opener (14’): Welbeck showed elite movement to ghost to the back post, nodding home a Diego Gomez knockdown to give Brighton the lead.
- ​The Winner: After Liverpool equalized through Milos Kerkez, Welbeck remained composed, finishing a low cross from Jack Hinshelwood to secure his 12th goal of the season.
- ​Top Scorer Status: This brace officially made Welbeck the top English goalscorer in the Premier League for the 2025/26 campaign.
​For Liverpool and manager Arne Slot, it was a “woeful” afternoon compounded by a 10th league defeat and an injury to star forward Hugo Ekitike. For Welbeck, however, it was a night that cemented his status as one of the league’s most respected senior figures—a sentiment now echoed by the highest authority on “proper” football, Roy Keane
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