Trossard, Henry, Berbatov: The 11 players to score a Premier League hat-trick vs Liverpool

Liverpool’s frustrating start to the 2022/23 season dragged on as they had to settle for a 3-3 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.

Any hopes of returning from the international break with a bang were soon dashed as Leandro Trossard helped himself to two fantastic first-half strikes, leaving the Reds staring down the barrel of a rare home defeat.

And while they did manage to turn things around via Roberto Firmino’s brace and Adam Webster’s own goal, there was another sting in the tail when Trossard bagged his third goal of the day in the final 10 minutes.

It was, of course, an utter masterclass from the Belgian midfielder who has impressed for quite some time now, but it was nevertheless astonishing to see him go so far as racking up a hat-trick.

And if it felt like a rare occurrence as the scores were rolling in, then you’d be absolutely right because it’s just the third time that an opposite player has scored a treble at Anfield in the Premier League era.

Now, we’d wager that you can name at least two of the three players to have left Liverpool‘s famous dwelling with the match ball, but we’re not going to make things quite that easy.

That’s because, unlike a lot of the reaction on social media, we’re going to fan out the criteria to hat-tricks that Liverpool have conceded in the league since 1992 in general because the sample size is still remarkably small.

In fact, as far as we can count, only 11 players have managed the feat now that Trossard has joined the exclusive club and we’re here to pose the question: how many of them can you name?

It’s a tough question, but fear not, because we’ve got all the answers and you can check out the remarkable 11 of goalscorers who have smashed three goals past Liverpool in