Danny Welbeck joins Zlatan Ibrahimovic in exclusive three-man Premier League club

Danny Welbeck achieved something only two other players in Premier League history have done by scoring against Liverpool.

The Brighton striker got on the scoresheet against the Reds at the Amex, notching his 11th goal of the season in the process.

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This saw Welbeck become just the third player in Premier League history to score more than 10 goals in a season aged 35 or over.

Only Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gary McAllister were previously able to achieve the impressive feat.

Both players were also 35 when they broke the 10-goal mark, with Swedish superstar Ibrahimovic firing in 17 goals for Manchester United in the 2016/17 season.

Meanwhile, McAllister netted 11 times from midfield for Coventry in the 1999/2000 campaign.

Not only did Welbeck join an exclusive group with his landmark goal against the Reds, he also made personal history.

His 11th league strike of the campaign means he has now recorded his best-ever goalscoring season in the Premier League.

Despite enjoying a 17-year top-flight career, which has seen him play for both Manchester United and Arsenal, Welbeck has recorded his highest goal tallies in the last two years.

He bagged 10 for Brighton last term, while his form in the 2025/26 campaign has seen the 35-year-old tipped for an England recall.

However, the Premier League veteran was not included in Thomas Tuchel’s 35-man squad on Friday for the upcoming international break.

Hurzeler tips Welbeck for World Cup

Speaking ahead of the Liverpool game, Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler argued that Welbeck could have an impact for England at this summer’s World Cup.

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Hurzeler said: “Yesterday, I think our German coach Julian Nagelsmann had a press conference talking about Pascal Gross, talking about his phrase in Germany.

“He’s the ‘longer arm’ from the coach and he makes players around him better, and I think that’s 100 per cent also the phrase I would give to Danny Welbeck.

“He can be a longer arm for the coach in a different way, what I mean by a different way than Pascal is, Pascal is more into the game regarding tactics and Danny Welbeck is an unbelievably great connector.

“He can connect different ages, he can connect different cultures, and I think that’s something that really helps the coach, especially when it comes to the World Cup.

“To bring the different ages together, to make sure everyone is aligned, to make sure the team is going in the right direction.

“I think therefore he’s blessed with some unbelievable skills. I like to talk about Danny beside the pitch, but I also like to talk about Danny on the pitch, a hard worker, scoring goals.”