Overview
- Bournemouth ended Liverpool’s 13-game unbeaten run across competitions with a last-kick winner from Amine Adli in a 3-2 victory at the Vitality Stadium.
- Liverpool remain fourth in the Premier League, 14 points behind leaders Arsenal, and could be overtaken depending on Sunday’s results.
- Arne Slot said players ran out of energy after a midweek trip to Marseille and a rare two-day turnaround, and he explained substituting Milos Kerkez at half-time as load management.
- Joe Gomez departed injured following contact with Alisson, Liverpool played on with 10 men for several minutes before Wataru Endo came on, and Jamie Redknapp called the delay "amateur."
- Virgil van Dijk accepted responsibility for errors, noted the wind and a perceived block on the winner, while pundits highlighted defensive frailties as injuries mount and calls grow for January reinforcements.