Welbeck inflicts damaging defeat on Liverpool at Brighton as Ekitike injured

Liverpool suffered a 10th league defeat and another blow to their Champions League qualification hopes as Brighton deservedly earned a 2-1 victory, in which Hugo Ekitike was forced off with an injury.

Arne Slot praised his side on Wednesday for delivering their "best performance of the season" after hammering Galatasaray, but they were far from replicating the display on the south coast as Danny Welbeck struck twice either side of Milos Kerkez's equaliser.