Brighton fans mock Liverpool with brutal Arsenal chant minutes after kick-off

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Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike was brought off within the first few minutes of Saturday's game against Brighton, with home fans using the opportunity to mock the Reds - and Arsenal

Hugo Ekitike was brought off with an injury and looked to be emotional as he left the field

Brighton fans mocked Arsenal's time-wasting tactics during the opening minutes of the clash against Liverpool, with head coach Fabian Hurzeler having made his feelings clear on Mikel Arteta's side recently.

The young German coach said he would never set his team up in a way that Arsenal did during the Gunners' 1-0 win at the Amex Stadium recently, when the play was disrupted and Arteta's tactics came into question.

With Hugo Ekitike down - he was replaced by Curtis Jones after trying to play on for a couple of minutes after recieving treatment - the home crowd asked "Are you Arsenal in disguise?"

There were some jeers when Ekitike went down for a second time, but Jones was ready to come on at that stage and the French forward, who has been excellent this season, limped off.

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