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 0-1 Man United
41 mins: It would be a stretch to say the goal had been coming by United had been the better team over the previous 10-15 minutes.
But that stunning Ronaldo goal has lit up what had been a poor match up until that point.
GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Man United (RONALDO 39’)
WOW - what a goal from Ronaldo! It’s stunning finish. Fernandes drifts a inch-perfect pass over the Spurs defence which Ronaldo meets on the full volley. He sends the shot across Lloris and into the net. As good as it gets.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
37 mins: Play is brought back for a late challenge from McTominay on Lo Celso. This has not been pretty but United do look like they are battling for their manager.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
35 mins: Brilliant from Wan-Bissaka to chase back and block Son’s shot - although the Spurs forward might have been offside. Spurs beat the United line with a ball slipped through to the forward, who raced clear only to see his shot denied by the recovering full-back.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
32 mins: Ronaldo is clattered by Dier after receiving the ball with his back to goal.
Moments later Fred lets fly when he had Shaw open to his left. It’s a great strike, swerving towards the far post, and Lloris has to leap to punch it wide.
United’s corner comes to nothing after the ball breaks to Fernandes and his cross back in evades everyone.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
30 mins: United work the ball out wide to Wan-Bissaka, who is United’s free man, but his pull back evades everyone. Ronaldo recovers it out on the wing but his delivery comes to nothing. United keep the play alive and it leads to Ronaldo lining up a shot at the back post, but Romero steals in to win the ball back.
NO GOAL! Tottenham 0-0 Man United
27 mins: Tottenham think they’ve scored through Romero but the flag eventually goes up for offside! It’s a late one, but the right decision. Dier won the ball following the corner and glanced it on to the back post, where Romero bundled it in. He was a yard offside, at least.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
26 mins: Spurs win a corner after good work from Son on the right. Varane gets out to block his cross.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
25 mins: Another chance, this time for United! They break forward, with Shaw finding Fernandes. He’s sent slightly wide by the ball, which if played towards goal could have led to a clear chance, but Fernandes whips in a cross from the right that is met by Cavani. His header drifts wide of the post and he looks as if he knows he could have done better.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
23 mins: Chance! Lo Celso’s free kick was hit straight into the all but Skipp salvages the play, laying it back to Lucas who chips it over the top to Son. The ball bounces up in Son’s path and he went for the chip - but it wasn’t really on and it lands on the top of the net.
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