Brighton and Hove Albion 1-5 Liverpool: 5 Talking Points

#2 Brighton will rue their missed chances

Glenn Murray was guilty of missing a glorious opportunity to put his side ahead early in the game

Brighton went into the game against the Reds on the back of an impressive game against Manchester United that saw the Seagulls stretch Jose Mourinho’s men right until the end and also earn the Portuguese tactician's praise.

Given their heroics in the last game, we were expecting that the Chris Hughton-managed unit would be up to the challenge of handling a side that have not taken great pleasure in playing recently-promoted sides over the last few years.

What followed though, was against common expectations, as it was a complete demolition by Liverpool, who refused to loosen their grip on the game and were comfortable victors. However, Brighton would feel that they themselves are to blame for their loss as the Seagulls and their top scorer, Glenn Murray, failed to take their chances and were duly punished.

It was a perfect cross from Isaiah Brown that found its way to Murray, and despite a host of options, that included laying off the ball for his teammates, as well as going for the goal himself, the Englishman fluffed his chances and thus lost the opportunity to put his side against the visitors.

Over their recent years, Liverpool have struggled against a defensively disciplined line-up who have scored first and that could have been the case had Brighton taken their chances and the Seagulls will need to improve on their performance in front of the goal to ensure that they remain a Premier League club for the upcoming season.