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Liverpool's familiar failings return as Leeds snatch thrilling draw - 6 talking points

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LEEDS UNITED 3-3 LIVERPOOL: Goals from Hugo Ekitike and Dominik Szoboszlai weren't enough for the Premier League champions, who threw away a victory at Elland RoadLeeds United produced two separate comebacks to earn a dramatic 3-3 draw with faltering Liverpool at Elland Road. Liverpool had chances to kill the game but when Ibrahima Konate took down Wilfried Gnonto, the script was flipped.Dominic Calvert-Lewin reduced the deficit from the penalty spot and two minutes later, Anton Stach finished off a flowing Leeds move and made it 2-2, their own quick-fire double.



This season, after just 15 Premier League games, only Nottingham Forest (11) have failed to score in the first half more times than Liverpool (10).Starting well is evidently a glaring problem for Slot's side, but it's all about how you finish.3. Ekitike's early Christmas presentThe couldn't manage a goal in the first half but it took Liverpool just three minutes to break the deadlock in the second.

Konate plunges Liverpool into troubleJust as Liverpool looked to be seeing the game out, Ibrahima Konate flew in with a sliding tackle and handed Leeds a route back into the game. Game on.And just as Liverpool scored two quick-fire goals, so did Leeds.