Overview
- Liverpool led 2-0 through a Hugo Ekitike brace, then 3-2 after Dominik Szoboszlai scored, before Ao Tanaka equalised in the 96th minute from a corner.
- Ibrahima Konate fouled Wilfried Gnonto for a penalty given after referee Anthony Taylor’s pitchside review, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin converting to spark Leeds’ fightback.
- Tanaka’s goal was Liverpool’s 10th conceded from a set-piece in the league this season, with no team having allowed more, as their own set-piece threat remains minimal.
- Slot lamented a pattern of conceding without opponents creating clear chances, pointing to repeated last-minute lapses and describing the dressing-room mood as disbelief.
- The manager publicly said Konate has been “too much on the crime scene” in recent concessions and questioned VAR consistency over when interventions are made.