Tanaka equaliser caps thrilling comeback as Leeds deny Liverpool

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They led 2-0 and, four minutes intostoppage time, they led 3-2, and yet still they didn’t win it. As Leeds had three shots in the opening five minutes, it seemed that they might be about to carry on the form that saw them rattle Manchester City in the second half of their defeat at the Etihad a week ago before beating Chelsea on Wednesday.

Other than Curtis Jones whipping a shot against the bar, very little happened for the rest of the first half, which felt like an achievement from a Liverpool point of view.Within five minutes of the start of the second half they appeared to have the game won. But that opening proved just as illusory as the start to the first half had been.Hugo Ekitiké gives Liverpool the lead.

That meant a first league start in almost a month for Hugo Ekitiké and he responded with two goals, although Leeds more than played their part.Ekitiké’s first, finished neatly past an exposed Lucas Perri, was the result of a sloppy square ball from Joe Rodon. His second, which came while the video assistant referee was checking whether his heel had been clipped in the box, came after Connor Bradley had nipped in front of Gabriel Gudmundsson to keep the ball in play.Last season, that might have been that: 2-0, thank you very much.