Virgil van Dijk admitted that Liverpool were second best to Brighton in the first half of their Premier League clash on Saturday.
The Reds came out 2-1 winners at Anfield, but were thoroughly outplayed by the visitors in the opening period.
The Seagulls took the lead in the 14th minute when Ferdi Kadioglou’s strike went in off the post and held on to their advantage until the interval.
Arne Slot replaced Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai with Curtis Jones and Luis Diaz and his changes reaped rewards in short order.
