Arne Slot is lost for solutions and Liverpool’s problem is clearer than ever

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Liverpool dropped two points in the 90th minute, a third costly late equaliser to add to the five injury-time winners that have gone into their net.The problem, as Slot ran through the things he has tried, is that it made him sound a manager struggling for solutions; if that is true in a wider sense, a lack of answers would bode badly for him and them.Arne Slot’s side have surrendered 11 points this season thanks to goals conceded in the 90th minute or later (Peter Byrne/PA Wire)But the broader issue of Liverpool concede late goals reflects a host of problems. “That's probably the belief teams have now when they play against us,” Slot said.

They have only gone two goals ahead twice in the Premier League in 2026, against Newcastle and West Ham; that said, earlier in the season, they had an unfortunate habit of losing 2-0 leads.Defensive personnel can be faulted. Dominik Szoboszlai gave the scorer too much room; positional sense can be a shortcoming of the Hungarian’s when he plays right-back but, in his defence, he is not a right-back.Richarlison netted a last-gasp equaliser for Spurs (Peter Byrne/PA Wire)And if there was a curiosity that two others started who have spent more of their careers at right-back – Gomez as a centre-half, Jeremie Frimpong on the right wing – Slot has a difficult balancing act with his imbalanced squad.Liverpool’s poor finishes can be a sign of a lack of intensity which in turn can stem from a lack of available players, meaning those they do have are tiring.

While Ryan Gravenberch has been reinvented, a specialist nullifier may have helped prevent late concessions.Slot has been left with too few footballers, evidenced by his reliance of midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai at right-back (Peter Byrne/PA Wire)Then there is the question of game management. “I have tried many of them.” And too few have worked, as the ends to Liverpool’s games show.