Liverpool’s ‘same old story’ is depressing and may cost them Champions League

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“The three times we lost in the last 22 games were all three in extra time,” Slot said after Wolves, like Bournemouth and Manchester City before them, struck at the death. It may cost them Champions League football.Liverpool have lost nine points from the 90th minute as Slot rued ‘the same old story’ (Jacob King/PA Wire)Liverpool could call their latest setback cruel, when the decider needed a deflection, when they had hit the woodwork twice.

Even as they picked up the pace, even as Mohamed Salah ended a Premier League goal drought that had extended over four months, even though Wolves did not attempt a shot of any kind until their opening goal, Liverpool arguably did too little over the course of a match that was three-quarters forgettable fare, one quarter frenetic entertainment.Wolves began frustrating Liverpool with their obduracy and ended doing it with their attacking. “We conceded a deflected shot, which was not even a chance,” said Slot.Liverpool are nevertheless left to consider the prospect their struggles against their supposed inferiors will cost them a top-five finish.

When it seemed they had salvaged something at Molineux, it was when Salah briefly turned back time. Salah’s 253rd Liverpool goal was his first in the Premier League since November.Mohamed Salah ended his goal drought but Liverpool were beaten (PA Wire)Perhaps, though, it summed up the current Salah that it did not prevent defeat.