Overview
- Liverpool sit eighth after a fifth league defeat in 11 games, with ESPN/OPTA projecting only a roughly 7% chance of retaining the title.
- Jamie Carragher criticised Ibrahima Konate for mistakes leading to Erling Haaland’s opener and a penalty in the Etihad loss.
- Slot said the tactics and game plan were at fault rather than individual players, after naming an unchanged side from the Real Madrid win.
- Virgil van Dijk’s first-half equaliser was ruled out for offside on review, a call former PGMOL chief Keith Hackett publicly argued was incorrect.
- Football Insider reports Konate has rejected a new deal and that Liverpool are assessing centre-back options for a possible January move, as Alisson targets a return after the break with Isak and Frimpong progressing in their recoveries.