Alexis Mac Allister was taken off just minutes before Liverpool secured a dramatic comeback victory over Brighton, after which the Reds midfielder was approached by two former team-mates in the tunnel

Alexis Mac Allister was embraced by his former Brighton team-mates in the Anfield tunnel(Image: Liverpool FC)

Behind-the-scenes footage showed two Brighton players waiting for Alexis Mac Allister in the tunnel after Liverpool's 2-1 win at Anfield.

Brighton enjoyed a promising start to Saturday's Premier League match as Ferdi Kadioglu thundered in his effort inside the first 15 minutes.

But Liverpool managed to launch an emphatic comeback in the second half, with Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah finding the net within two minutes of each other.

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The Reds players, understandably, remained on the pitch after the final whistle to soak in the jubilant Anfield crowd.

Among them was midfielder Mac Allister, who had been substituted in the 66th minute for Curtis Jones - just four minutes before Gakpo's equalising goal.

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The Argentine then headed into the famous Anfield tunnel, where footage from Liverpool's official YouTube channel showed him being greeted by his ex-Brighton colleagues, Julio Enciso and Pervis Estupinan.

Mac Allister was seen embracing Enciso and swapping shirts with the Paraguayan, before hugging Ecuadorian defender Estupinan in a touching South American reunion.

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Both Estupinan and Enciso joined Brighton at the beginning of the 2022/23 season.

They played alongside Mac Allister for one season before his outstanding performances at the 2022 World Cup secured him a £35million transfer to Liverpool.

Alexis Mac Allister spent three-and-a-half seasons at Brighton(Image: Getty Images)

Mac Allister initially joined Brighton in January 2019 but was loaned back to Argentina until January of the following year.

He became a key player for the Seagulls during the 2020/21 season, netting 20 goals in 112 appearances by the time he had left the south coast.

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Since moving to Anfield, the playmaker has made 61 appearances in all competitions.