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We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Liverpool and Brighton.

Here are some of your comments:

Liverpool fans

Zaid: I thought we played fantastically, particularly in the first half our three big-money signings showed up and proved their worth. In the second half, we defended with passion, particularly Ronald Araujo was brilliant. But we need to clean up our errors, from Alisson yesterday and Virgil van Dijk on Wednesday. Florian Wirtz hobbling off also didn't look great, but positive signs this match. Either Alexander Isak, Wirtz or Bradley Barcola have to be POTM.

Martin: Great performance from Liverpool, battling hard against an in-form Brighton side. Wirtz, Barcola and Araujo were outstanding, and the Anfield crowd were in full voice, roaring the lads on.

Kev: A good day at the office. Still need to tighten up at the back and stay focused for the full 90 minutes. Fortunate not to concede. The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Sam: That's exactly the start we need to be starting all our matches. Brighton have come from a run of great wins but Liverpool showed that they can keep Anfield a fortress. Wonderful to see the trio of Wirtz, Isak and Barcola being involved in the goals, and Araujo is an absolute beast at the back and not afraid to put in big challenges. Great addition this season!

Brighton fans

Adam: Past two games we've not had that same quality in front of goal and the high press wasn't there as much against Liverpool. Overall happy with the performance, but if Yasin Ayari had buried that first chance the game could've been very different.

Fran: Not our best performance. Didn't seem to want to shoot like other weeks, kept trying to walk it in. Uncharacteristically sloppy in our passing as well. On to the next game!

David: Do not despair! Two fortunate goals for Liverpool, and we could have scored on a number of occasions. 65% of possession and every time we had the ball it looked as if the whole team knew what to do with it. An excellent performance, unfortunate result.

Sarah: Well done lads! Anfield is pretty intimidating - Liverpool played well but so did we. Losing Ferdi Kadioglu was a big blow and Ayari missed a couple he might have got another day but hey ho, we never gave up and kept our energy and tight passing till the end. No shame in losing at Anfield - I'm actually surprised it's their first home win!

Brighton forward Georginio Rutter says his side's defeat by Liverpool was "frustrating" and that the Cherries must "minimise the mistakes."

Speaking to BBC Radio Sussex, the former Leeds man said: "I think if you want to play at the top of the table, we have to minimise the mistakes. Today we concede two goals early in the game, so after it's a bit hard to come back but we showed good character. We never gave up, we tried to push until the end. Unfortunately, today we didn't score. A bit frustrating."

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen added: "We know it's a tough place, it's a good opponent, but we had all the belief and confidence that we could get a win here. And I think it was possible as well. If you look at the game, we gave it away in the first 20-30 minutes."

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Fabian Hurzeler spoke to Sky Sports after Brighton's defeat against Liverpool: "It was a missed opportunity. I think everyone felt that we could take something from this game. We came here to play our approach and we made two mistakes. We had plenty of chances to score. We kept going, and they defended well in the box. We did everything; we had to avoid the mistakes, but we tried to keep going. We didn't have luck on our side today.

"We had a big chance with Ayari. If this goes in, the game is different. We lost our structure when 2-0 down. We have to analyse and do better. Only one team is playing and trying to win.

"We have to take the positives and have to get an understanding and keep our level to avoid mistakes to win games here. We came here to win; everyone saw this. We keep going and try to make it better next time."

Michael Emons
BBC Sport journalist

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Brighton have made a superb start to the season, but this was not their day.

They had a 5-0 win over rivals Crystal Palace last time out in the Premier League, while they have also progressed into the last 16 of the Carabao Cup and are unbeaten after two matches in the main phase of the Conference League.

The Seagulls have never finished higher than sixth in English football's top division and their fans are hoping for a push for a Champions League spot after their impressive start.

But after the win over Palace, boss Fabian Hurzeler was quick to shut down any talk that they could be involved in the Premier League title race, and how they cope with the extra fixtures will be a key factor.

Games are coming thick and fast for Brighton, who drew 0-0 in the Czech Republic against Jablonec on Thursday in the Conference League.

This was the second of five successive away matches and perhaps a reality check for Brighton's ambitions this season.

Hurzeler was left to rue what might have been had Yasin Ayari put them ahead following a lovely move from his Brighton side, whose total of 23 goals is the highest in the top flight.

Diego Gomez, a goalscorer from the halfway line against Palace, played a superb through ball to Pascal Gross and his pull-back found Ayari, but the Sweden midfielder could only shoot over when he should have scored.

Brighton quickly found themselves two goals behind, and despite having more of the ball, securing 64% of possession, the visitors could only manage one shot on target as they failed to score in the Premier League for the first time this season.

Both of these sides are next in action with Carabao Cup last-16 ties on Wednesday, with Liverpool at home to Chelsea. Brighton face another tough away task in the north west, at Manchester City.

Starting XI:

Bart Verbruggen: Made some good saves in the first half but was undone by the deflection for the first goal and had no chance for Isak's strike. 5

Ferdi Kadioglu: Forced off with an injury in the sixth minute. Was holding his hip as he came off. 5

Luka Vuskovic: Part of a back line that conceded in the league for the first time since 16 September, but the 19-year-old looked good on the ball. 6

Lewis Dunk: Like Vuskovic, battled well but the Brighton back line were punished by Liverpool's ruthlessness. 5

Olivier Boscagli: Lost the ball for Liverpool's second goal and struggled to deal with Barcola. Booked for a foul on Barcola just before half-time and replaced at the break. 4

Pascal Gross: Should have got an assist when he teed up Ayari but did not cover himself in glory when his clearance landed at Wirtz's feet and the subsequent strike deflected off Gross and ended up in the back of the net. 5

Chema Andres: Was good on the ball and tidy in possession but took a knock and was replaced early on in the second half. 6

Diego Gomez: Played a lovely through-ball to Gross for Ayari's chance and linked up really well with Joao Costinha. 7

Yasin Ayari: Missed a huge chance when the game was 0-0 and his side were punished shortly after, then hit the post with a good effort in the first half. 6

Maxim De Cuyper: Had a quiet first half and dropped into left-back for the second half after Jack Hinshelwood came on for Boscagli. 5

Charalampos Kostoulas: Got on the ball plenty and always offered an option but did not do enough to truly threaten Alisson. 6

Substitutes:

Costinha (on 6, Kadioglu): Thrown in early on and linked well with Gomez going forward but struggled to contain Gakpo. 6

Hinshelwood (on 46, Boscagli): Did well after coming on but could not get Brighton back in the game. 6

Yalcouye (on 54, Andres): Did not get on the ball enough after coming on. 5

Rutter (on 75, Ayari): N/A

Subs not used: Steele, Hadjam, Rutter, David, Osman, O'Riley.

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Liverpool have an extra 48 hours to prepare for this game - they played Villarreal at home on Tuesday, while Brighton were away in the Czech Republic on Thursday.

I don't think it will make any difference, though, because the way that the Seagulls play, I am expecting them to go to Anfield and win.

This has the makings of a great game but, while Liverpool have had a couple of good results, I am still not convinced by them.

Andoni Iraola's side are a work in progress with a tendency to empty their midfield and that means Brighton can hurt them.

Sutton's prediction: 1-3

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