Graham Potter and Jurgen Klopp give verdict on Rob Sanchez after dangerous clash with Luis Diaz

Brighton and Hove Albion goalkeeper Robert Sanchez clatters into Liverpool attacker Luis Diaz at the Amex Stadium

Brighton goalkeeper Rob Sanchez was lucky to avoid a red card during Albion's 2-0 loss to title-chasing Liverpool

Sanchez clattered into Diaz in the first half as the Liverpool striker headed home the first goal on 19 minutes.

Diaz beat Sanchez's late lunge for the ball and the Albion keeper was totally out of control and poleaxed the Reds man as he followed through.

The medics were immediately waved on by referee Mike Dean, but a subsequent VAR review allowed the goalkeeper to controversially remain on the field.

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Albion head coach Graham Potter said: "The quality of the run and pass beat him. I have not seen it back, I think it was an accident.

"It's not a happy camp when you lose, but we just need to focus on the next game. The Premier League can be difficult. The recency of results is the lens you look at. Rightly so, but we need to do better.

"We need to get to the points tally we want, and the only way we can do that is to focus on the next game."

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On Diaz, Klopp added: "He's top class. He's come in and done fantastically well. With the ball, the quality he possesses, without it, his work rate, it was another big performance from him."

On potential red card for Robert Sanchez: "I don't know. He's obviously late, but Luis has done so well to get there first. It was an important goal at the time; a big performance from him and the team."

Liverpool added their second from the penalty spot in the 60th minute.

Dean had pointed to the spot after Naby Keita’s half-volley struck Bissouma on the arm.

Mohamed Salah stepped up to take the penalty and fired it past Sanchez and into the back of the net.

Potter added: “We started really well, (the) better team, on the front foot, we had some opportunities in terms of some times to attack them and then the goal took the wind out of our sails a little bit, which you can imagine is not so surprising when we’re on the run that we are – and Liverpool are Liverpool.

“But credit to the boys, they stuck in there. A couple of little moments didn’t go our way and then there’s a penalty that is what it is. I thought we finished the game really strong, created some chances, but against a top team like Liverpool, not enough.”

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