Victory thrown away as Reds' misery goes on

THE chant coming from the home fans as the clock ticked into its 100th minute here at Elland Road was about as prescient as anything that can be said about another deeply disappointing day for Liverpool.

- By PAUL GORST

“Two-nil and you f*** it up!” the Leeds faithful sang, having seen their side respond when two goals down and then once more when losing 3-2 to earn a point.

For Arne Slot, there can be no more accurate way to surmise this madcap game.

After a turgid first half devoid of any entertainment, his side were cruising thanks to Hugo Ekitike’s quickfire double - only for the players to press the self-destruct button.

And even when one of Liverpool's best-worked attacks of the entire season had brought a third from Dominik Szoboszlai, there was still time to toss it in the trash once more as they failed to defend a last-gasp corner that saw Ao Tanaka draw level.

Just where does Arne Slot go from here? The end of the November international break was supposed to signal a run of inviting fixtures that could see the champions finally start climbing up the table.

‘The hopes have proven to be in vain and it is shaping up to be a harsh winter for the Reds.

Fixtures with Nottingham Forest, West Ham, Sunderland and Leeds have only brought five points and Saturday night saw them sitting down in eighth in the Premier League table.