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Liverpool 2-2 Brighton: Jürgen Klopp's reaction

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Jürgen Klopp rued Liverpool's failure to build on a two-goal lead as Brighton & Hove Albion came from behind to claim a 2-2 draw at Anfield on Saturday. A brilliant early strike from Jordan Henderson was added to by Sadio Mane’s header as the Reds went 2-0 up by the midway point of the first half. However, Brighton halved their deficit before half-time through Enock Mwepu and Leandro Trossard equalised midway through the second period of a keenly contested match that featured several excellent saves from Alisson Becker. Read on for a transcript of Klopp’s post-match press conference, during which he confirmed that Naby Keita was forced off in the first half with a hamstring injury… On the result and Liverpool’s performance… I cannot change it now, [but] it feels like a defeat even though I know it’s not a defeat. It is a deserved point for Brighton, obviously, for different reasons. It’s unnecessary because in our good moments we were really good, we showed how you h

Liverpool v Brighton Preparationa

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Liverpool are likely to have Naby Keita available for the visit of Brighton & Hove Albion to Anfield on Saturday. The midfielder has recovered sufficiently enough from the knock sustained at Manchester United last weekend – one that forced him off the field on a stretcher – in order to resume full training. “Naby Keita looks good; we were all surprised, but he was obviously lucky so I think he will be ready,” Jürgen Klopp told a pre-match press conference on Friday. The Reds will be without  James Milner  and  Fabinho , however. Milner picked up a hamstring issue during the first half of the 5-0 win at Old Trafford, while Fabinho remains sidelined with a knee complaint. Thiago Alcantara  has returned to training alongside his teammates following a layoff with a calf injury, but Saturday’s fixture will come too soon for the Spain international. “With Fabinho it doesn’t look that good, it’s a bit more complicated,” Klopp said. “Not too complicated, but complicated enough to keep h

Photo gallery: Thiago and Keita train as Reds prepare for Brighton

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Thiago Alcantara and Naby Keita were involved in Liverpool's training session on Thursday afternoon. The Reds began preparations for Saturday's home Premier League encounter with Brighton & Hove Albion.  And our photographer was at the AXA Training Centre to capture the team's latest workout – view the gallery below.   Source.liverpoolfc.com

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