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Keifer MacDonald

'Seriously?' - Liverpool fans left unimpressed ahead of a potential FA Cup tie with Brighton

Liverpool will face Brighton and Hove Albion in the FA Cup fourth round - should they overcome Wolverhampton Wanderers in their third round replay.

The Reds were unable to triumph against a much-changed side from Julen Lopetegui on Saturday evening as goals from Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah came after Alisson Becker's uncharacteristic blunder handed the visitors a shock lead.

Deep in the second half, though, Hwang Hee-chan restored parity on Merseyside and ensured another meeting between the two sides would be required to decide who will progress into the next round.

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However, a potential upcoming draw against the high-flying Seagulls has not filled Reds supporters with too much confidence after the display from Jurgen Klopp's side on Saturday evening.

The Liverpool manager named virtually a full-strength side for the tie, with Fabinho, Thiago, Jordan Henderson, Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Alisson all starting the club's first game as holders of the competition since January 2007.

Meanwhile, Wolves made nine changes to the side that drew with Aston Villa earlier in the week and outplayed and outfought the Reds for much of the contest.

Here's how Twitter reacted to the potential fourth round tie.

Should Liverpool progress through their third round tie later this month, their trip to the Amex will take place over the weekend of January 28/29.

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