REDS GRIND to a FUL' STOP

THIS was supposed to be another win ticked off on Liverpool's march to the title.

- JOHN CROSS

Instead, we got a crazy, madcap free-for-all where Liverpool surrendered their 26 game unbeaten run in the Premier League. Their first defeat in 204 days.

And no wonder Fulham's fans and players celebrated like they had won the cup because no-one could quite believe it. Fulham were brilliant and Liverpool were so poor.

Arne Slot's side are still 11 points clear. They still need only four wins to clinch the title. But they were so sloppy, they made so many mistakes and their defending was shocking.

Maybe it was a few chickens coming home to roost because they have not been as good in the past few weeks as they were earlier in the campaign.

After all, they have gone out of the Champions League and lost the Carabao Cup final. But they have still carried on winning in the Premier League because no-one else has been very good.

But the wheels came off this time. And the only consolation is that no-one — Arsenal and the rest — are remotely close or good enough to apply any degree of pressure.