The Egyptian added two goals to his tally in Wednesday's 3-0 win over Stoke City to set up Liverpool's fourth victory in five games and Hughton expects a tough challenge when the two teams meet at the Amex Stadium this weekend.
"Everybody talks about Manchester City at the moment and rightly so... but certainly where Liverpool are at the moment they are in Manchester City form," Hughton told a news conference on Thursday.
"If you look at all the offensive quality of Manchester City then you have to look at Liverpool as well... they are very, very dangerous opposition."
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Brighton's defence will be boosted by the return of Gaetan Bong, who missed Tuesday's goalless draw against basement side Crystal Palace with a minor knee injury.
The south coast club are 10th in the table with four wins, five draws and five defeats while Liverpool are fifth and trail leaders City by 14 points.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
