Ball possession, attack, shots on goal—Brighton were vastly superior to Liverpool in every aspect throughout the match. The hosts had 9 of 14 shots on target, with Liverpool only managing two shots on goal for Brighton.
Far from winning the match, throughout the match it never looked like Jurgen Klopp's side could beat Brighton. After such a match, Klopp frankly admitted that he could not remember a worse match. The German coach has taken the entire responsibility of the team's poor performance on his shoulders.
Solly March scored twice for Brighton. The English winger also assisted the team's third goal. Where footballers like Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo were silent spectators.
With this, Liverpool lost two matches in a row in the league. A disappointed Klopp said at the end of the match, 'Very disappointed. Congratulations to Brighton for a win against such a weak opponent. We played very badly. Can't remember if we had a good part in the match or not. Nothing is worse than that. I can't remember a worse game. I am responsible for the poor performance of the team. I also have the responsibility to return the team to the right path.
Klopp's team conceded three goals in two consecutive matches in the league. They lost 3-1 at Brentford in the last round.
At the end of the Brighton match, Liverpool's defense was criticized by former Liverpool footballer Jamie Carragher, 'Liverpool is one of the worst defensive teams in the Premier League at the moment. Fortunately they got a good goalkeeper. In other words, it is not possible for Liverpool to go down in the points list.
Against Brighton, however, Liverpool did not have the best defensive footballer von Dijk due to injury. The team also played in a new formation.
Klopp thinks that such a disaster is because the team could not adapt to the new formation, 'We wanted to play in a new formation. We played well at times and put Brighton under pressure. But we lost possession of the ball very easily. The new formation didn't work, it's my fault.'