Overview
- Dango Ouattara, Kevin Schade and Igor Thiago scored for the hosts, with Milos Kerkez and a late Mohamed Salah strike replying as the Egyptian ended a six-game club drought.
- The opener stemmed from Michael Kayode’s long throw, again exposing Liverpool’s set-piece vulnerability highlighted across recent matches.
- A VAR review upgraded a free-kick to a penalty for Virgil van Dijk’s foul on the line, and Thiago converted the spot-kick to restore a two-goal cushion.
- The defeat marks four consecutive Premier League losses and five in six across competitions, leaving the title holders sliding down the table and potentially up to seven points off leaders by weekend’s end.
- Alexander Isak missed out with a groin injury, and a swift turnaround brings an EFL Cup tie against Crystal Palace before returning to league and European action.