Stephen Warnock says Liverpool made an important change vs Brighton we wouldn't have seen previously

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Liverpool welcomed Brighton and Hove Albion to Anfield for a Premier League meeting on Saturday.After a difficult week centered around the Mohamed Salah saga, Arne Slot could not have asked for a better start against the Seagulls.Hugo Ekitike opened the scoring inside 60 seconds after what was a ferocious opening to the fixture.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. Who was your man of the match during Liverpool’s impressive 2-0 win over Brighton?

Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say Salah was then brought on for the injured Joe Gomez and had a few bright moments.But the away outfit kept pushing and in the first half, especially, were causing Liverpool some issues.Liverpool adapted well to the Brighton threatHowever, as former player Stephen Warnock has explained when covering the game for BBC Sport, Slot and co. reacted brilliantly and stopped the threat they were facing from counterattacks.He said: “I’m really impressed with Liverpool. Getting an early goal has been key to everything.“The organisation, players running back into position – they had a couple of instances where they got caught on the counter-attack.“In the past, Liverpool would have continued for that to happen, but now they have rectified it.”Liverpool went into this game already four games unbeaten across all competitions.Granted, they were not great against Sunderland and gave away a two-goal lead versus Leeds United.However, even in the Elland Road fixture, there were signs of improvement before Ibrahima Konate gave away that penalty.The Brighton performance was similar.

It was by no means perfect, but the players in general showed a lot more fight, and there were actually spells of quality play.Next up is a meeting with Tottenham Hotspur on December 20, and a win in that game would be a big statement from Slot as he aims to quell any potential talk around his future. Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox