Danny Welbeck scored twice as Brighton beat Liverpool 2-1 on Saturday to deal a major blow to the Reds’s push for a Champions League spot next season.
Liverpool were missing both goalkeeper Alisson Becker and forward Mohamed Salah at the Amex Stadium. And they suffered a further injury blow early in the game when topscorer Hugo Ekitike hobbled off with an apparent dead leg after a firm challenge from James Milner. The champions found themselves behind when Welbeck headed home from close range in the 14th minute.
However, the visitors drew level in the 30th minute after left-back Milos Kerkez nipped in to steal a headed back pass to the goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, flicking the ball over the stranded custodian. But the hosts were back in front in the 56th minute as Welbeck slotted home a cross from the left.
“There is always pressure at Liverpool. That is completely normal,” said Liverpool boss Arne Slot after the loss. “There are other games where we should have picked up more points, like last week vs Tottenham [a 1-1 draw]. That is far more unacceptable than this,” he added while acknowledging his team were second best on the day.
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