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Jurgen Klopp dismisses his touchline rant at Virgil van Dijk as 'normal' after Dutch star felt the wrath of Liverpool boss for slack defending during draw with Brighton

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has played down his angry rant at Virgil van Dijk during Saturday's 2-2 draw with Brighton.

Liverpool raced into a two-goal inside 24 minutes with goals from Jordan Henderson and Sadio Mane at Anfield.

But Brighton hit back with goals from Enock Mwepu just before half-time and Leandro Trossard in the 65th minute.

Virgil van Dijk was berated by Jurgen Klopp for being too far away fromu00a0Solly March

Virgil van Dijk was berated by Jurgen Klopp for being too far away from Solly March

During the second half, Klopp could be seen berating Van Dijk from the touchline.