Virgil van Dijk admitted that Liverpool have been second finest to Brighton in he first half of their Premier League conflict on Saturday.
The Reds got here out 2-1 winners at Anfield, however have been completely outplayed by the guests within the opening interval.
The Seagulls took the lead within the 14th minute when Ferdi Kadioglou’s strike went in off the publish and held on to their benefit till the interval.
Arne Slot changed Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai with Curtis Jones and Luis Diaz and his modifications reaped rewards briefly order.
Van Dijk offered the help for Cody Gakpo’s equaliser within the 69th minute, though it was a considerably fortuitous objective; the Dutch attacker’s cross missed everybody within the field and landed within the internet.
Moments later Jones launched Mo Salah earlier than the winger blasted the ball previous the helpless goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen with a surprising strike that secured victory.
“I believe over the past couple of years we’ve by no means had a simple recreation in opposition to them,” Van Dijk instructed Sky Sports activities after the ultimate whistle.
“It’s all the time powerful and you can see it within the first half. We didn’t press nicely and have been sloppy in possession. It was a nicely deserved 1-0 on the break.
“We had fully completely different vitality after the break and acquired what we deserved I believe.”
The end result sees the Merseyside outfit return to the highest of the Premier League desk after each Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis misplaced to Newcastle United and Bournemouth respectively. However the Liverpool refuses to get carried away simply but.
“It’s too early to even make it vital,” the Dutchman mentioned. “We wish to be on prime of the league however we wish to be there after the final match in Could. The outcomes have been good to date this season however there’s a lengthy solution to go.
“It’s nonetheless a piece in progress. We keep humble and hold combating.”
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