#LFC stayed calm and carried on despite the early setback today. And while conceding first is not sustainable, the manner in which they keep fighting back show why Man City and Arsenal know this title fight could go all the way 👇🔴

#LFC stayed calm and carried on despite the early setback today. And while conceding first is not sustainable, the manner in which they keep fighting back show why Man City and Arsenal know this title fight could go all the way 👇🔴

Liverpool cannot ignore persistent problem as latest emphatic message sent in title race
Report from Ian Doyle after Liverpool come from behind to win again in the Premier League

Liverpool’s Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah (C) celebrates after scoring his team second goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England

RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

That no team has earned more Premier League points from losing positions has become something of a badge of honour for Liverpool this season.

But while an ability to overcome adversity is a required trait of any successful team, for it to be continually needed suggests there is an issue that must be addressed.

And once again, the Reds’ propensity of starting slowly this term – in stark contrast to the whirlwinds that often greeted the first whistle earlier in Jurgen Klopp’s tenure – needed to be overcome here to see off Brighton, so often Klopp’s kryptonite.

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Of the 67 points Liverpool have accrued this campaign, a whopping 26 – more than a third – have now been earned from having been behind in games.

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It hasn’t helped that they’ve started leaking the opener once again, Danny Welbeck’s thunderous second-minute strike a third time in the last four Premier League games the Reds have conceded first.

What isn’t in question, however, is the mentality of Klopp’s team. And there were positive signs not only in the comeback that ultimately ensured the title run-in started with a 2-1 victory at Anfield, but the manner in which it was achieved.

While dreadful referee David Coote rattled the home crowd with a stream of bizarre calls, Liverpool merely gave their collective head a shake and stuck to the gameplan of dealing with the unique demands of facing Brighton. Patience, composure and intensity were the watchwords.

Their two goals evidenced differing qualities, Luis Diaz’s equaliser reward for both the winger’s opportunism and persistence from the Reds in keeping the ball alive at a corner, while Mohamed Salah’s winner capped a devastating, rapid Liverpool move.

Small wonder Klopp spoke before the game of having no doubt over his new-look team’s willingness to scrap for their place in a title race, a fact that, if it wasn’t already, must now be crystal clear to fellow contenders Manchester City and Arsenal. This is a Liverpool team ready to go the distance.

Of course, at this stage of the season all that matters is the three points, regardless of how it is achieved. The Reds, though, would do themselves a favour by banishing at least some of their sloppy openings.

But rarely have Liverpool done things the easy way during the Klopp era. One down, nine to go. The fight for the championship is on.

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Liverpool cannot ignore persistent problem as latest emphatic message sent in title race
Report from Ian Doyle after Liverpool come from behind to win again in the Premier League

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Liverpool’s Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah (C) celebrates after scoring his team second goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on March 31, 2024. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

That no team has earned more Premier League points from losing positions has become something of a badge of honour for Liverpool this season.

But while an ability to overcome adversity is a required trait of any successful team, for it to be continually needed suggests there is an issue that must be addressed.

And once again, the Reds’ propensity of starting slowly this term – in stark contrast to the whirlwinds that often greeted the first whistle earlier in Jurgen Klopp’s tenure – needed to be overcome here to see off Brighton, so often Klopp’s kryptonite.

READ MORE: Liverpool player ratings as one star stands out in huge Brighton win

READ MORE: Roy Keane shares major Roberto De Zerbi doubt as Liverpool manager problem raised

Of the 67 points Liverpool have accrued this campaign, a whopping 26 – more than a third – have now been earned from having been behind in games.

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It hasn’t helped that they’ve started leaking the opener once again, Danny Welbeck’s thunderous second-minute strike a third time in the last four Premier League games the Reds have conceded first.

What isn’t in question, however, is the mentality of Klopp’s team. And there were positive signs not only in the comeback that ultimately ensured the title run-in started with a 2-1 victory at Anfield, but the manner in which it was achieved.

While dreadful referee David Coote rattled the home crowd with a stream of bizarre calls, Liverpool merely gave their collective head a shake and stuck to the gameplan of dealing with the unique demands of facing Brighton. Patience, composure and intensity were the watchwords.

Their two goals evidenced differing qualities, Luis Diaz’s equaliser reward for both the winger’s opportunism and persistence from the Reds in keeping the ball alive at a corner, while Mohamed Salah’s winner capped a devastating, rapid Liverpool move.

Small wonder Klopp spoke before the game of having no doubt over his new-look team’s willingness to scrap for their place in a title race, a fact that, if it wasn’t already, must now be crystal clear to fellow contenders Manchester City and Arsenal. This is a Liverpool team ready to go the distance.

Of course, at this stage of the season all that matters is the three points, regardless of how it is achieved. The Reds, though, would do themselves a favour by banishing at least some of their sloppy openings.

But rarely have Liverpool done things the easy way during the Klopp era. One down, nine to go. The fight for the championship is on.

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