Maurizio Sarri might rue selling Cesc Fàbregas, Romelu Lukaku is out in the cold and Ralph Hasenhüttl has given Saints resolve
Brighton did not quite park the bus against Liverpool but they certainly played with acute awareness of their own limitations. In December 2017 they were beaten 5-1 at the Amex by Jürgen Klopp’s side; this time around they were still in it to the end, eventually throwing centre-back Shane Duffy up front, but a narrow defeat did not leave anybody feeling too down. “We didn’t want to be punished [with] three or four because they can embarrass you,” Duffy said. “At half-time we said we had to stay in the game as long as possible because we might get a chance, but it didn’t happen today.” But Brighton deserve credit. They are running the top sides closer these days and it is not as if all those games have been contested from inside their shell. Running Liverpool as close as they did was more evidence of the astute work Chris Hughton is producing. Nick Ames
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