Liverpool vs Brighton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today
Follow all the live action from Anfield as Jurgen Klopp’s Reds host Graham Potter’s Seagulls
A week removed from Liverpool’s demolition job on rivals Manchester United, Jurgen Klopp’s side host Brighton and Hove Albion with the same mentality. The Premier League title race appears set to be a relentless battle between the Reds, champions Manchester City and European champions Chelsea.
The Seagulls have also kicked on after flirting with relegation last time, putting in the type of results that their performances deserved last term, with Graham Potter guiding his side up to fifth in the table entering this weekend. Brighton will be eager to bounce back after a heavy defeat to City last time out, and victory will lift them into the top four and above West Ham United, while the hosts will be eager to take all three points to pile on the pressure on league-leaders Chelsea, though a point will be enough to take top spot on goal difference.
Despite dismantling United last week, Klopp maintains his side can improve, reiterating that his side must defend better: “The world is a bit like this: you win 5-0 against United and everything is perfect. Well, it was not. United had clear-cut chances which we gave them. We should not rely on luck or Ali [goalkeeper Alisson]. I saw the first half; we gave too much away. We have some really impressive scorelines but you don’t expect that to happen all the time and I have no problem with winning a game 1-0. That is where we have to be ready.” Follow live build-up, team news and minute-by-minute updates from Anfield:
Tottenham 0-2 Man United
85 mins: Kane hits a cross from deep straight into Matic - cue more boos.
Tottenham 0-2 Man United
83 mins: Bergwijn floats a ball towards Kane at the back post, where Maguire and Shaw get in a tangle as they fail to clear. It breaks to Kane, whose shot - his first of the match - is blocked by Maguire and goes out for a corner. United clear and a hopeful Spurs punt into the box is collected by De Gea - and booed by the Spurs fans.
Tottenham 0-2 Man United
81 mins: Cavani has gone down with cramp and is replaced by Jesse Lingard. Another fine United performance, and another big goal, from Cavani.
Tottenham 0-2 Man United
80 mins: Spurs take a quick free kick as Emerson beats Fred, but Cavani gets back to block his cross out for a corner. United clear before Son eventually brings down Rashford.
Tottenham 0-2 Man United
78 mins: McTominay surges past Davies, who boots the midfielder and picks up a yellow card.
If Spurs pulled one back, it could rock a vulnerable United side. But they just haven’t looked like doing that.
Tottenham 0-2 Man United
76 mins: It’s Fernandes, not Fred, who makes way for Matic. The atmosphere in the Tottenham Hotspur stadium is so flat now.
Tottenham 0-2 Man United
75 mins: This is so poor from Spurs, and Kane. Cavani makes an error on the halfway line, as Kane intercepts his backpass. Kane then looks to drive into the box but he looks short of ideas and confidence as his cut-back is cleared by Matic.
Tottenham 0-2 Man United
74 mins: Son’s corner fails to beat the first man and rather sums up Tottenham’s night.
Tottenham 0-2 Man United
73 mins: Fred is booked after bringing down Ndombele and then Bergwijn. That was a nice burst from Ndombele. Fred looks set to be replaced by Matic now.
Tottenham 0-2 Man United
70 mins: United’s first change sees Ronaldo replaced by Rashford.
The 36-year-old has done his job with a spectacular goal and an important assist and is now being rested ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Atalanta.
Dele Alli also comes on, replacing Lo Celso.
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