Overview

• A stoppage-time loss to Chelsea followed defeats to Crystal Palace and Galatasaray, leaving the champions second in the Premier League after seven games.
• Arne Slot acknowledged underperformance after Chelsea, saying Liverpool "did not play it well enough with the last pass" and framing the setbacks as fine margins.
• Tactical assessments highlight a drop in pressing effectiveness and structural imbalance, with new full-backs Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez offering a different profile to Trent Alexander‑Arnold’s passing and inverted role.
• Gary Lineker argued Alexander‑Arnold is "impossible to replace" and said Mohamed Salah misses their connection, while Wayne Rooney questioned Salah’s work rate and Paul Scholes said his decision-making has faltered.
• Salah has just one Premier League goal from open play so far, several summer signings are still bedding in, and the international break precedes a home match against Manchester United on October 19.