Brighton's Leandro Trossard joins elite club with hat-trick against Liverpool at Anfield

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Brighton winger Leandro Trossard became only the third player to score a Premier League hat-trick against Liverpool at Anfield

Leandro Trossard celebrates one of his goals for Brighton against Liverpool.
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Brighton winger Leandro Trossard has joined at elite club following his hat-trick for the Seagulls against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday.

Trossard opened the scoring early on in Roberto De Zerbi's first game in charge, before adding a second after 17 minutes.

And although Liverpool hit back with three goals in succession to turn the match around, the Belgian international was on hand to score the equaliser as he completed his hat-trick with seven minutes remaining.

Trossard becomes only the third opposition player to score a hat-trick at Anfield in the Premier League.

Zimbabwean legend Peter Ndlovu hit three for Coventry City at Anfield in March 1995, while Arsenal's former Russian attacker Andrey Arshavin scored four in a thrilling 4-4 draw against Liverpool in April 2009.

Another ex-Arsenal player, Brazilian forward Julio Baptista, hit four for the Gunners in a League Cup clash at Anfield in January 2007.

Brighton stay fourth following their draw at Anfield, with Liverpool four points back in ninth place.

Ben Hayward
Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.