Liverpool show their key failure twice to sum up where wretched campaign has gone wrong

Liverpool let their advantage slip at Elland Road (Image: Getty Images)

It has been repeated so often by Arne Slot this season it has become almost a mantra from the Liverpool boss. The propensity to concede the first goal has left the Reds chasing the game and unable to impose the control that became their trademark on the way to the championship.

This, then, was the ideal opportunity for Slot’s side to finally demonstrate their composure and quality at a time when the under-pressure Reds boss needed it most.

That they failed miserably not once but twice underlined exactly why they continue to flounder their way through a desperate, tortuous campaign. With one step forward, they almost immediately take one backwards. READ MORE : Dominik Szoboszlai revelation speaks volumes after L