Liverpool came back from 2-0 down against Brighton on Saturday and were minutes minutes away from securing a much-needed Premier League win.
As it happened, Leandro Trossard’s late strike ensured the points were split, yet even if the Reds had held on, the mood was unlikely to have been celebratory. “We could have won but would we have deserved to win? I'm actually not sure. Brighton deserved something,” Jurgen Klopp said in his post-match press conference. And he was right.
Liverpool struggled for control throughout the game, as they have for much of the campaign, and looked extremely poor defensively. This has led to criticism of key individuals, such as Trent Alexander-Arnold and Fabinho. Although neither should be relieved of scrutiny of their performances fully, a lot of their issues have stemmed from growing flaws in Liverpool’s system.
