Liverpool vs Brighton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today
Follow all the live action from Anfield as Jurgen Klopp’s Reds host Graham Potter’s Seagulls
A week removed from Liverpool’s demolition job on rivals Manchester United, Jurgen Klopp’s side host Brighton and Hove Albion with the same mentality. The Premier League title race appears set to be a relentless battle between the Reds, champions Manchester City and European champions Chelsea.
The Seagulls have also kicked on after flirting with relegation last time, putting in the type of results that their performances deserved last term, with Graham Potter guiding his side up to fifth in the table entering this weekend. Brighton will be eager to bounce back after a heavy defeat to City last time out, and victory will lift them into the top four and above West Ham United, while the hosts will be eager to take all three points to pile on the pressure on league-leaders Chelsea, though a point will be enough to take top spot on goal difference.
Despite dismantling United last week, Klopp maintains his side can improve, reiterating that his side must defend better: “The world is a bit like this: you win 5-0 against United and everything is perfect. Well, it was not. United had clear-cut chances which we gave them. We should not rely on luck or Ali [goalkeeper Alisson]. I saw the first half; we gave too much away. We have some really impressive scorelines but you don’t expect that to happen all the time and I have no problem with winning a game 1-0. That is where we have to be ready.” Follow live build-up, team news and minute-by-minute updates from Anfield:
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
22 mins: Tottenham’s best moment of the match. Lucas fires a ball into Lo Celso, who skips in between Varane and Maguire. He’s brought down on the edge of the box and Maguire is booked, although it was maybe Varane who committed the foul.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
20 mins: Spurs work the ball out to Davies on the left and the full-back’s cross is blocked by Wan-Bissaka. Spurs appeal for handball but Wan-Bissaka’s arms were by his sides. Lo Celso’s corner is cleared at the near post, to further groans from the home fans.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
19 mins: Shaw gets caught on the ball by Romero and the Manchester United defender hauls Lucas to the ground as he looked to break. He earns the first booking of the match.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
17 mins: There are a few groans of frustration as Spurs struggle to advance the ball forward. United look quite comfortable in their shape - but it’s important to note that they need to win this match to keep up with the pace being set by those above them in the table.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
15 mins: Kane catches Varane with his arm as both players go up to head the ball. The play is being broken up at the moment by fouls and loose passes.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
13 mins: Shaw finds a good pocket of space out wide as McTominay switches play. The full-back looks to drill the ball across to Ronaldo at the back post by Dier sweeps up and clears. Shaw and Wan-Bissaka are enjoying plenty of space in the wing-back areas.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
11 mins: Varane steps out to deny a Lucas ball forward to Kane as Romero is pressured into clearing the ball into touch by Cavani and Shaw.
Both teams are still trying to figure each other out and you can feel the tension in both sides.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
9 mins: United are begging to warm up in an attacking sense. Fernandes sees a shot blocked by Romero in the box before Wan-Bissaka looks for Ronaldo at the back post, but the cross is too long.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
7 mins: United come forward through Fernandes, and after Tottenham drop in the Portuguese whips a ball into the box. Cavani is on the front foot and beats Romero to the ball, glancing his header wide of goal. The Uruguayan scored a crucial goal here in United’s 3-1 win last season.
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