Liverpool netted twice to beat Albion and extend their host’s winless run to five in the Premier League. The performance from Albion was improved as they should have scored at least once as Danny Welbeck and Leandro Trossard both had good chances to score.
Graham Potter said: “We started really well, we were the better team on the front foot. The goal took the wind out of our sails a little bit, especially with the run we’re on and them being Liverpool. Credit to the boys they stuck in there. 1-0 at half-time we’re still in the game. In the second half a couple of things didn’t go our way with the penalty. We had chances to press and unsettle them, our response throughout the game was great, I thought we finished the game really well. I think against a team as strong as Liverpool we were not good enough.”
Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was lucky to escape without a red card for a reckless challenge on Diaz during the first goal. Potter however has admitted he has not seen the incident but does not think Sanchez has meant to cause harm.
Graham Potter said: “I have not seen it back, I think it was an accident. The quality of the run and pass beat him. 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.”
