Liverpool won a hard-fought draw at Brighton on Sunday to end a challenging stretch of Premier League games.
Simon Adingra’s early goal was erased by Mohamed Salah’s rapid double before Lews Dunk tied the game at 2-2 for the Reds.
Due to the outcome, Jurgen Klopp’s team enters the second international break of the season in fourth place, only two points off the lead shared by Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.
But enough occurred during the 90 minutes at the AMEX Stadium that went unreported or unnoticed at all.
Trent’s intended
During an occasionally turbulent second half, Klopp felt the need to advise Brighton opponent Roberto De Zerbi to cool off. However, the Liverpool manager’s personal reaction on the sidelines was unaffected by it.
And after one attempted throughball for Salah floated off target, Trent Alexander-Arnold, who had the unfortunate distinction of being the player closest to the dugout, received the full brunt of his manager’s wrath.
Alexander-Arnold was the target of more, er, counsel from Klopp before being substituted shortly after. Probably to give his poor ears a break.
De Zerbi motion
After moving to Liverpool in the summer, Alexis Mac Allister made his first trip back to Brighton. He unintentionally assisted in the home team’s goal and then had a part in the Reds’ equalizer.
However, there was no denying the love that Seagulls supporters have for their previous team.
After the final whistle, Brighton manager De Zerbi made a point of hugging the Argentine warmly and then encouraged the home supporters to reciprocate. They answered appropriately.
The unprepared Robertson
After the game, there was a lot of haste as most of the Liverpool players quickly took off around the globe to join up with their separate national teams for the upcoming international break.
And Andy Robertson, who was among those chosen for a post-game drugs test, was one player who rushed around more than most.
Robertson was one of the few Reds left on the South Coast and was able to do what was needed after some back and forth and, most likely, a lot of beers.
Who could it be?
The epitome of sobbing it in, it was. Solly March went up to take a free kick during the game’s last quarter, and it paid off for the local media.
The seasoned hack responded, “Not sure why people are getting excited, Brighton never score from set-pieces,” which caused some of the traveling ECHO reporters to lose hope.
Sure enough, the ball ended up in the Liverpool goal a short while later. The following time, we’ll ask him if he believes we’ll ever have a chance to win the lotto.