Liverpool are definitely going through a difficult season. dropped in Championship (9th) and already eliminated from the League Cup, the Reds will not be able to count on the FA Cup to deceive. The defending champion was eliminated in the round of 16 this Sunday on the ground of Brighton (1-2)beaten in additional time by a goal from the Japanese Kaoru Mitoma (90th + 2).
With Ibrahima Konaté, Thiago Alcantara, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo holders, the formation led by Jürgen Klopp had however been the first to draw through Harvey Elliott (30th). But she was unable to hold her advantage for more than nine minutes: a shot from Tariq Lamptey deflected by Lewis Dunk took Alisson on the wrong foot and allowed Brighton to erase their delay (39th).
Despite the changes made by Klopp – entries from Milner, Nunez and Henderson on the hour mark (59th) – Liverpool never seemed able to get the upper hand on their opponent. The Mersey club could even have given in earlier if Solly March (71st) had been more successful or if Konaté had not intervened in front of Evan Ferguson (80th).
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