Liverpool suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at home to Brighton & Hove Albion to make it back-to-back Anfield losses for Jurgen Klopp's side on Wednesday.
Steven Alzate scored the game's only goal on 56 minutes as he bundled home following a Dan Burn cross past Liverpool's stand-in goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, who was playing due to an illness for first choice Alisson.
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Liverpool kicked off this match minutes after Premier League leaders Manchester City had beaten Burnley 2-0, which extended their lead over the reigning champions to seven points ahead of the meeting of the two sides on Sunday at Anfield.