Liverpool played a version of anti-soccer in the eyes of Brighton & Hove Albion manager Fabian Hürzeler to claim the win and three points at Anfield on Sunday.

Andoni Iraola guided the Reds to a 2–0 victory that inflicted only Brighton’s second defeat of the season and lifted Liverpool to within one point of the third-place Seagulls. But Hürzeler was insistent afterwards that his was the only team trying to win the match the right way.

“I think everyone in the stadium saw that there was one team who really tried to create and try to win this game and therefore I have to praise my players,” the German said. “I think everyone in the stadium felt there was a missed opportunity for us, because it’s not only after the goal or the goals they scored.…