The Reds went in entrance on the Amex Stadium by way of Harvey Elliott’s neat end; nonetheless, Lewis Dunk deflected a shot from Tariq Lamptey to wrong-foot Alisson Becker and stage earlier than the break.
The fourth-round tie was then settled in favour of Brighton two minutes into stoppage time when Kaoru Mitoma managed a cross from Pervis Estupinan and completed from shut vary.
Learn on to see for a abstract of what Klopp needed to say in his post-match press convention.
On the defeat and Liverpool’s efficiency…
We got here right here to undergo to the subsequent spherical, with the sport a few weeks in the past in thoughts, which was just about rock-bottom of the performances we had in my time [here]. In order that was higher right this moment, a lot better. However nonetheless, in the long run, we concede two objectives from set-pieces. We just about closed the gaps the place they handed by way of final time, however round set-pieces that does not assist, so it’s important to do totally different stuff, so twice we weren’t shut sufficient to keep away from the aim. That doesn’t really feel nice, clearly. That is not cool, however we have now to take it.
On the sport opening up in the direction of the top…
Various things. The set-up for the primary half was actually good. Cody helped us massively with the ball, with out the ball, within the centre. Harvey on the left-wing, defensively we will actually use him, he’s actually in there. The midfield did that, however after we change then, that’s the way it typically occurs. Clearly for Darwin it’s a bit extra tough to do all these form of issues, he isn’t used to it, and we have now to essentially work loads with him to contain him in these moments. Towards a well-drilled workforce like Brighton, if not all positions work rather well collectively then hastily… They solely play for this one hole. They play for one hole the place they move the ball by way of after which whoever – Mac Allister or Gross, or Welbeck or Ferguson – turns and from there they go. We closed these gaps for almost all of the time, however then hastily not that effectively anymore.
It’s not that we have been that a lot beneath stress, we had our moments as effectively within the late interval of the sport. That is how soccer is, all the things opens up a little bit bit. Once more, the aim occurred after a set-piece – and the set-piece should not have occurred as a result of we might have gained that ball in a heading scenario already. Ibou performs now loads; you’ll be able to see within the scenario, I feel he might have gained this problem within the first place, however Mac Allister can get the ball down with no foul, if I’m 100 per cent proper. Then, a little bit bit later, the issues occur how they occur. We have now nonetheless house for enchancment. We make steps however we have now to enhance, we have now to enhance additional on and that is what we are going to do.
On lifting the squad…
Yeah, after all, that is vital. Completely. I feel that is actually a method you will get knocked out of a cup competitors. If we’re in a greater scenario, 10 factors extra within the league and stuff like this and then you definately lose right here at Brighton, you simply say, ‘Respect.’ What they do is actually good. However we’re clearly in a scenario the place we continuously wish to make the ultimate step, and that’s why it feels now particularly dangerous on this second as a result of it did not occur. However there have been, once more, steps in the best path – you’ll be able to think about no person desires to listen to that anymore, I can’t hear it anymore, however it’s nonetheless proper. Meaning we have now to go from there.
Now we play Wolves once more and we are going to strive there once more and that’s how it’s. We have now to construct on these form of issues, we have now to enhance, we have now to do higher, physique language with a few boys must be a lot better, defending within the formation must be higher from a couple of. The final recreation right here we couldn’t have gained, no probability. I used to be pleased that we bought extra. Right now, I feel no person would have been stunned if we’d gained this recreation, so it isn’t, ‘How did that occur?’ In order that’s good however for right this moment and for the competitors not adequate and that is why we’re out.
On him saying he wished ‘to see higher physique language’…
Look, I’m not over the moon about this efficiency however, once more, the one factor that occurred actually is that we misplaced in opposition to aspect, who we misplaced [to] two weeks in the past in a horrendous recreation. Right now was a lot better. With the efficiency from right this moment two weeks in the past, that might’ve appeared totally different as effectively. There are actually steps. However I perceive 100 per cent. I do not sit right here and assume, ‘What are they speaking about?’ I perceive 100 per cent the place you might be coming from. Nevertheless it’s simply the scenario we’re in.
There isn’t any different method – and you realize it nearly as good as I do – [than] to struggle by way of. You by no means hear a supervisor sitting in a scenario like this, ‘By the best way, we alter that after which you will notice in opposition to Wolves.’ It doesn’t go like this and that’s why we maintain working 100 per cent. Once more, I am very sorry, most likely a whole lot of Liverpool followers are from Brighton, in order that they noticed us now twice in two weeks. They have been sensible, completely sensible once more. Right now we paid a little bit bit again, I might say. They noticed a aim, they noticed possibilities, so it was higher. Ultimately, one aim is deflected and one is within the 92nd minute, in order that’s a nasty piece of the reality as effectively. You shouldn’t overlook that, however we’re nonetheless out and that is clearly the worst end result of a recreation you’ll be able to have. However from right here we will go and we are going to.