Liverpool head down to Brighton for a heavyweight Premier League clash this Sunday.
Roberto De Zerbi’s Seagulls have been both amazing and awful this season, with a battling draw at Marseille coming off the back of their 6-1 thumping away to Aston Villa last time out in the Premier League.
Nonetheless, they sit fifth on the table with the best offensive record in the division after seven games.
That is typically an honour that Liverpool would associate with themselves and Jurgen Klopp’s side have indeed been a big threat so far this term, and enter the weekend only two points off top of the table.
Several players were rested for the midweek win over Union Saint-Gilloise, leaving the Reds in good stead to end their poor run of results against Brighton and put the VAR controversy at Tottenham behind them.
The match will take place at the Amex Stadium.
Team News:
Former Liverpool veterans James Milner and Adam Lallana will miss out on a reunion with their old club due to injuries.
Pervis Estupinan, Julio Enciso and Jakub Moder are also absent for Brighton.
Liverpool players Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones begin to serve their respective suspensions after being sent off last weekend.
Cody Gakpo is set to miss out after picking up a knee injury at Tottenham, joining Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic in the treatment room.
The fairly inconsistent start to the Seagulls’ season makes this a tough one to predict but Liverpool want to assert themselves as genuine title contenders, and can do just that with a win on the south coast.
