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Jurgen Klopp claimed that his Liverpool side were not physically or mentally fresh enough against Brighton on Wednesday.
Liverpool had all possession but really lacked a vanguard in the attacking areas. Klopp’s team struggled to create many clear chances as they only recorded one shot on goal over the course of the 90 minutes.
Las Gaviotas made life difficult for the hosts and were rewarded with the only goal of the match in the 56th minute.
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Nat Phillips’ punt attempt was thrown into the net by Steven Alzate for his first Premier League goal.
Brighton endured some late pressure to record its first Anfield victory since 1982. This victory moves Graham Potter’s team ten points from the relegation zone.
This loss is Liverpool’s second in a row at Anfield. It is the first time they have lost consecutive league games at home since 2012. The Reds are now seven points behind Manchester City before Sunday’s clash at Anfield.
Talking with BBC Radio 5 Live After the match, Klopp admitted that Brighton deserved to win:
“Disappointed, there is nothing to really smile about. Difficult to take. A really tough week, two away games, two very intense games and tonight it seemed that we were not mentally and physically fresh enough.
“A lot of times when we gave the ball away too easily, at times the guys seemed mentally tired. I know they can pass the ball from A to B but it didn’t happen, we made it easy for Brighton but they did very well too.
“Brighton deserved to win, of that there is no doubt. It’s more important to me to find an explanation for why we lost this game and to understand what happened here tonight. We didn’t seem convincing.
“There is nothing good to say about it, it’s over. Whatever the reverse, we have to try and come back. But we make more changes and then we have no rhythm, so it’s a problem. This week was difficult, we lost our second game in a row at home, but we can’t change anything now we have to work on it ”.
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