Joel Matip slams Liverpool performance against Brighton in angry interview after 3-3 draw

Joel Matip was furious with Liverpool’s performance as Jurgen Klopp’s side were held to a 3-3 draw with Brighton at Anfield on Saturday.

The 31-year-old centre back played 90 minutes and was on the pitch for all three of Brighton’s goals.

Leandro Trossard scored twice to hand the visitors an unlikely 2-0 lead but Liverpool battled back to lead 3-2 following a double from Roberto Firmino and Adam Webster’s own goal.

But Trossard scored in the 83rd minute to complete his hat-trick and secure a vital point for Roberto De Zerbi’s side in the Italian’s first game in charge of the club.

The draw, plus Saturday’s other results, sees Liverpool move down to ninth, with Klopp’s side winning just two of their opening seven top-flight games.

It is a dramatic slump for the Reds, who have dominated English football in recent seasons along with Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.

Liverpool were close to achieving an unprecedented quadruple last term but missed out on the Premier League title by a single point on the final day and lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid, settling for a domestic cup double.

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‘Absolutely not happy,’ Matip said after the draw with Brighton. ‘Not a good performance. Brighton played really well and made our life quite hard.

‘It wasn’t our game and it started from the beginning. We have to improve.

‘It was better but we are still not happy with our performance, especially at home. We expect more from ourselves.

‘It’s great, even in not a good game for us, he [Roberto Firmino] scores. That’s