‘I can’t remember a worse game’ – Jurgen Klopp concerned after Liverpool slump to shock Brighton defeat

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was left “very concerned” by the 3-0 Premier League defeat to Brighton and said he “can’t remember a worse game” from his side.

The Reds slumped to a deserved loss at the Amex Stadium that saw them fall below Brighton into eighth place in the league table.

It continued a poor recent run from Klopp’s side, who are winless in their last three matches and have won two games from six since the post-World Cup restart.

Asked by the BBC if he was concerned by his side’s showing, Klopp said: “Yeah, how can you not be after a game like this?

“I cannot stand here and say it didn’t happen. Of course, we have to be very concerned about it.”

Klopp was scathing in his assessment after his side fell to their sixth league defeat of the season.

“Bad. Really bad. I can’t remember a worse game,” he said.

“It’s not difficult. Brighton were the better team, it was well deserved. They played really well.

“It was a very organised team against a not very organised team. We gave the ball away, the spaces were too big and we couldn’t push up. That is obviously not good, especially against a super well-drilled side like Brighton.

“They got more confident, and we did the opposite. I can imagine they are very happy because it was a great performance and we made it too easy in too many moments.

“I had an idea to change the formation which was to try help the team. That was the idea. But we never did it properly.

“We were always a bit in between and that’s the worst thing you can do. We could have done better but we didn’t and that’s why it looked the way it did.

“We need to be creative with the options we have. What I saw today from my team was that they were not really convinced by it. That’s it.”

Liverpool’s latest setback leaves them 16 points behind league leaders Arsenal, who have a game in hand.

They face an uphill battle to qualify for the Champions League, with four places and seven points separating the Reds from the top four.

Klopp was at a loss to explain the form of players who have won domestic and European titles in recent seasons.

“The same players played outstanding football matches but if things aren’t properly organised then it can look like that,” he said.

“We were always a bit late and things like this. If you don’t win key challenges and lose the ball too easily they are the two worst things that can happen in football. There is no formation that can solve that.”