UK media drops concerning Liverpool verdict after Chelsea defeat - 'Something much bigger'

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Liverpool's third consecutive defeat has left the team in a slump as it heads into the international break. Virgil van Dijk and his Liverpool team-mates look dejected after Chelsea won it late on at Stamford Bridge (Image: Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images) "Cody Gakpo scored Liverpool's goal here to equalise on 65 minutes but other than that, most of their chances ended up with Robert Sanchez, the Chelsea goalkeeper, puffing out his cheeks in relief as the Reds failed to hit the target.

"Replays didn't give much inkling as to whether or not Isak meant it, but it was a goal all the same - and that's what mattered as Liverpool levelled the scores. "This Liverpool don't yet make sense in the same way.

Mohamed Salah of Liverpool applauds the travelling fans after the late defeat at his former club Chelsea (Image: Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images) "There are multiple caveats to this, of course, which is why we obviously aren't talking about a true 'crisis'. Liverpool will instantly start to look better, and Slot's new formation will be more easily facilitated.