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Wirtz and Dom have their work cut out for them creating chances for the two most out of form forwards on the planet. Some good link up so far. We’re more direct.

Good link up from Mo and Wirtz. Wirtz drifting right so far.

We really needed to strengthen in January. Baffling if we end up weakening the squad instead.

If you're a new manager coming in, you'd probably like a few of these experienced leaders to stick around. Especially with Salah leaving. Genuine club legend.

Urgh. f*** off.

He's a real difference maker. Not many players around with that kind of explosive pace from a standing start.

I’ve missed these counter attacks.

Yes! Great from Wirtz and Hugo. Then the pace and determination from Frimpong.

Very open now. Might need that 2nd goal.

That was a big chance. Good football from us.

We look better when we press a bit and try to catch teams on the break. Suits the players. Hopefully we don't revert to type 2nd half like we did at the weekend.

He’s more than just a pretty face.

Salah's back in the squad for this.

Watched them earlier in the season and they're really aggressive. Lots of running. Not sure that suits us.

We're 20th in the league for tackles per 90. I know the tackle stat is a bit of a weird one that is also infuenced by how teams play against us but combined with us getting outrun every game it's not a great look. I think it's a direct consequence of us not really pressing anymore.

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It's mad that we're top 4.

Yes. We’ve been playing like this for the best part of a year, especially in the second half when we’re ahead. I’m sure Slot isn’t telling the players to be s***, and I’m sure this isn’t how he imagines it working. But it’s pretty clear he wants control through possession and that the players are under instructions not to take risks. The result is slow, predictable football with very little movement and almost no forward runs. Add the lack of pressing, and we’re incredibly easy to play against. That is down to his instructions. It’s just not working the way he wants it to and teams have clearly worked us out, to the point where even Burnley and Wolves can cause us problems. Today we actually played decent, positive football in the first half. Then we went ahead and Slot reverted to type, hoping we could control the game and see it out. But we can’t, because we’re terrible at it. And it’s worrying that he keeps going back to the same approach.

Oh well. No idea why Slot insists on playing like this when we’re ahead but it’s cost us so many points this season. And it’ll probably cost him his job.

Would love to be a fly on the wall for one of this fella’s half time team talks.

Shambles. Decent 1st half and then another inspiring half time team talk by Slot. Unbelievable.

Our corners have gone from worse to worser.

A positive half of football from us. Both full backs allowed to go forward. Several players in the box for crosses. And we even tried to run really fast towards their goal when we won the ball. Hope we don't slow down to protect the lead.

Wirtz has been good. Great goal. Brilliant from Ekitike.

Six Liverpool players in the box for that cross. Don’t think we’ve seen that all season.