Andy Robertson breaks silence on Liverpool’s elimination from the FA Cup after Brighton defeat

Liverpool have crashed out of the FA Cup following a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion and Andy Robertson believes it was ‘bitterly disappointing’ given the performance they put out.

Harvey Elliot broke the deadlock halfway through the first half with a decent finish but nine minutes later, Lewis Dunk put the hosts back into the game after he deflected Tariq Lamptey’s long-range strike.

In injury time, Brighton & Hove Albion completed their comeback after Kaoru Mitoma scored a volley from close range and the defeat was hard to accept, according to Robertson, who believes Liverpool’s performance was ‘slightly’ better than what they put out against the Seagulls in the Premier League weeks ago.

“It’s bitterly disappointing,” Robertson told ITV post-match. “I thought it was a proper cup tie, [it was] end to end – both teams had chances.

“We were a lot more competitive than two weeks ago against them, but that didn’t take much. We were nowhere near good enough two weeks ago and I thought today we were slightly better. We had chances and [we were] a bit more compact.

“At the end of the day we’re going out the cup and that’s hard to take. When you’re at a club like Liverpool the fans and everyone expect us to go far in these competitions and we’ve not managed it.

“Obviously it’s the last minute and it’s the last kick of the ball – it’s so disappointing.”

The Scotland international added: “We need to [improve] quick. We keep saying that, but it doesn’t help the fans. I feel sorry for them, obviously the way we’re putting on a show just now.

“Behind the goal was packed today [and] the fans were unbelievable. We let them down again and we’re obviously disappointed to be out the cup.”