Dominik Szoboszlai's unwelcome Liverpool prediction one step closer to coming true after Brighton - opinion
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Dominik Szoboszlai has been left concerned about Liverpool’s Premier League form this season, and it was more of the same against Brighton and Hove Albion.As has so often been the case under Arne Slot in 2025/26, the Reds failed to build on a positive showing in Europe and once again dropped points in their following league game.Last weekend saw relegation-threatened Tottenham Hotspur draw with Liverpool, with Szoboszlai saying after that game that his team should be happy with a Europa Conference League place if they carry on the way they are. Who was the worst performer for Liverpool against Brighton?
Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Dominik Szoboszlai knows Liverpool won’t make top five in current Premier League formSpeaking live to Sky Sports in the aftermath of the Spurs game, he stated: “I feel flat. We have to wake up because if we carry on like this, we should be happy with the Conference League.
“I don’t know why this is happening, I honestly don’t know. I think in the first half we played very well, we controlled the whole game and they hardly created chances apart from one or two headers.”Well, less than a week later, and Liverpool have taken one step closer to slipping out of the top five with yet another lacklustre showing in the league.Yes, Hugo Ekitike’s injury did not help, but the personnel on the pitch does not matter when there is just no intensity from the squad.Against Galatasaray, Liverpool fans were excited to actually see their team pressing high and flying into challenges high up the pitch, which they were rewarded for with a 4-0 win.Yet that completely disappeared once again versus Brighton, with another underwhelming, boring 90 minutes in the league.The lack of drive was summed up perfectly by the commentary team on TNT Sports, who revealed in the 85th minute that the Seagulls had outrun Liverpool by 5km to that point in the game.It really is baffling how different Slot’s men look in the league compared to Europe, and unless something changes soon, they’ll be out of the Champions League places just as Szoboszlai predicted.Chelsea, who play Everton in the day’s 5:30pm kick-off, are only one point behind them, while Brentford could move to within one point of the Reds if they beat Leeds United at 8pm.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox