Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp lodges two vehement protests following Brighton’s FA Cup defeat.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp lodges two vehement protests following Brighton’s FA Cup defeat

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp lodged two complaints following his team’s 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Brighton on Sunday afternoon. The Reds, who own the title, went into the game aiming to advance to the fifth round of the competition. They were undone by a stoppage-time goal that denied them a replay at Anfield.

Liverpool came into the game aiming to prevent a repetition of their 3-0 loss to Brighton 15 days ago. However, they suffered another heartbreaking setback, sending their season to a new low.

Brighton took the lead in the 39th minute through Lewis Dunk, triggering wild jubilation across the Amex. Liverpool then equalized through Harvey Elliot, who was one of the Reds’ standout performances on the day.

Brighton, on the other hand, handed their opponents another defeat with a late winner from Kaoru Mitoma in the 92nd minute. Klopp spoke to ITV after the game to address two issues with his team’s defeat.

And he bemoaned his team surrendering twice from set-pieces, as well as the lack of assistance for Trent Alexander-Arnold.

“”We came here a few weeks ago after a game when we weren’t even close to ourselves,” he explained. “We played a better game today, but we let up two goals from set pieces, which is not acceptable.

goals more effectively. The first shot is deflected, but we can probably block it.

“It’s not a good feeling. We may see the benefits in time, but we needed to advance to the next round. Brighton deserves congratulations.”

Meanwhile, Liverpool’s Andy Robertson had harsh words for the rest of the squad following their terrible performance at the Amex.

“Very disappointing. “I thought it was a good cup match, end to end, with both teams having opportunities,” he remarked. “We were more competitive than two weeks ago, but it didn’t take long. We produced more chances and were more compact, but in the end, we were eliminated from the cup.

“At a team like Liverpool, fans expect a lot and to lose with the last kick of the ball it’s terrible. We must begin winning games. It’s simple to say, but difficult to repair.

“This season has been far from adequate. We wanted a fresh start at the beginning of the year, but that hasn’t happened. We’ve done worse.

“We haven’t been good enough in the league, and we’re now out of both cups. You can’t pin it down to one thing; it’s more than that. We’re not as confident in front of goal, and we’re a little more open in defense. We had two clean sheets coming into today, only to give up two goals.

“We have to regain confidence; it’s easier said than done, but that’s how we’ll get results.” And, following Mitoma’s late heroics, he was full of praise for him, saying: “It’s great to have him on our side, and I’m relieved I’m not pursuing him.

“He’s a top player who has sprung out of nowhere. We are fortunate to have him on our team, and we hope to keep him. We’ll take it one game at a time.” In terms of the competition as a whole, he added: “You have to win games like that sometimes. We weren’t terrific today, but we hung in there against a strong opponent.

“They are top strikers and elite players, especially after the win 15 days ago when we were extremely well and beat them. We knew they wanted to return, so we dug in.

“We feel like we can beat anyone on our best days and we demonstrated here we can do it on our not so good days. We just have to keep going.”