REDS STILL NOT THE FINISHED PRODUCT YET

Slot blames fine margins going against new-look team after another late collapse

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Liverpool boss Arne Slot insisted there was no need for panic after his side once again succumbed to a last-gasp goal in a 2-1 away defeat by Chelsea on Oct 4, condemning the side to three losses in a row for the first time in his tenure.

Brazilian teenager Estevao Willian’s first Chelsea goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time snatched all three points for the hosts, after an end-to-end finish to an English Premier League game in which both sides struggled for control.

Moises Caicedo had blasted Chelsea into an early lead with a superb long-range strike before Cody Gakpo equalised in the second half.

Liverpool have now lost consecutive league games at the death after Crystal Palace’s added-time winner on Sept 27, with the Reds seemingly having used up all their luck in dramatic finishes earlier this season.

With a limp loss away to Galatasaray in the Champions League on Sept 30, Liverpool have lost three on the bounce for the first time since March and April 2023, when Jurgen Klopp oversaw defeats by Bournemouth, Real Madrid and Manchester City.

For Slot, it was a first experience in his managerial career of three defeats in a row.