Jurgen Klopp has never been able to get rid of the odd symptom from his players, and Danny Welbeck put Brighton ahead in less than ninety seconds against them. However, Liverpool showed no signs of weakness in their first match following the international break, as Alexis Mac Allister tested Bart Verbruggen from long range and Mohamed Salah curled one wide.
Halfway through the half, Luis Diaz restored parity by coasting into space and winning from Joel Veltman’s awkward block that bounced into his path, 1-1. After being put through by Dominik Szoboszlai, Salah had a chance to make it 2-1 shortly after, but he was only able to muster a mediocre effort at the goalie. Later, the industrious Conor Bradley took advantage of a similar situation.
The man’s midfield choices appeared to be confusing both sets of fans, players, and managers, who wondered if Coote’s lack of composure would affect the second half. Salah was hauled down by Gross following a deft move, giving Liverpool a strong case for a penalty, but with Paul Tierney operating the VAR booth, they had little chance of getting the call they needed.
After Mac Allister fed Salah in the box with a deft touch and finish into the bottom corner to give Liverpool the lead, Salah eventually got his footing. Then an absurdly slight offside denied a third goal, with Tierney arguing that Diaz was offside as Salah threaded a beautiful pass through for him to finish.
Liverpool has made every effort to maintain their Premier League dreams. They will now have to wait and see how Manchester City and Arsenal, who are playing at the Etihad very soon, turn out.
After the game, Mac Allister expressed his thoughts, saying, “It was an amazing game, but they didn’t start as we wanted.” They make an incredible team. Though it was a difficult contest, we ultimately prevailed and were pleased. He went on to say that the youngsters had an incredible mentality. When you are down one and out, you need it. We demonstrated that today,” he said.
