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Hurzeler Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler was left angered by the decision to award Liverpool a penalty during their 3-0 defeat. The German head coach lamented the spot-kick after Pascal Gross tangled with Mohamed Salah in the penalty area. Referee Stuart Attwell took his time before pointing to the spot and the Egyptian made no mistake as he emphatically fired into the top right corner The Reds cruised into the fifth round of the FA Cup , where they will be ball number one

Bob Paisl Bob Paisley: "I am only a modest Geordie but get me cornered and I am a mean b*****." Never words you would have heard uttered publicly by the quietly-spoken man, who became English football's most successful manager by winning 20 major trophies in just nine seasons in charge of Liverpool . But ones he was quite happy to utter within the confines of the Anfield dressing room he ruled with, at times, an almost imperceptible steel Bob Paisley, who passed away aged 77

Gerrard Steven Gerrard revealed he would love to play alongside Florian Wirtz as he praised the Liverpool star for his performance against Sunderland. The Reds started their summer business with a statement of intent by securing the services of the sought-after German from Bayer Leverkusen in a package worth a then-British record £116m. Liverpool saw off competition from Manchester City and Bayern Munich for his signature. However, Wirtz only showed brief glimpses of his tale

Florian Wirtz Florian Wirtz says the hard work he has been putting in off the pitch is beginning to pay dividends on it as the Liverpool star refuses to be too downhearted by Sunday's defeat to Manchester City. After being named as Liverpool's Standard Chartered Player of the Month for January, Wirtz - who scored five goals in the month - insists the Reds can take positives from the Anfield defeat to Pep Guardiola's men ahead of Wednesday night's trip to face Sunderland. Wirt