The endorsement seemed justified because Liverpool were scintillating going forward, with Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho exceptional as Jürgen Klopp’s team brought their goal tally to 15 from their last four away matches. But the shape was mostly anecdotal as Liverpool were fluid and devastating when in possession, which was most of the time. Salah and Firmino both went close again before Brighton exposed any uncertainty in Liverpool’s rejigged defence. Before Brighton knew it, they were three goals down, Liverpool racing up the other end of the pitch for Firmino to finish emphatically after being served by Salah. “Credit to the analysts,” said Klopp, explaining that Liverpool’s backroom staff had tipped off Coutinho about the behaviour of Brighton’s wall.

Source: The Guardian December 02, 2017 17:08 UTC