Reds miss chance to pull further clear at the top as they lose 3-2 at Craven Cottage
Liverpool missed the chance to go 14 points clear of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League as they lost 3-2 to Fulham.
Alexis Mac Allister's beauty had Arne Slot's team in the lead in the first half but a catalogue of defensive errors saw them go in at half-time 3-1 down, with Ryan Sessegnon, Alex Iwobi and Rodrigo Muniz on the scoresheet.
The Reds improved in the second half and substitutes Conor Bradley and Luis Diaz combined to pull a goal back, but it was not enough.
GOAL rates Liverpool's players from Craven Cottage…
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Caoimhin Kelleher (4/10):
Was fortunate not to give away a penalty when he seemed to bring down Andreas Pereira in the first half before being beaten three times before the break.
Curtis Jones (4/10):
Did a passable job at right-back but Liverpool badly miss Trent Alexander-Arnold's creativity from that position. Jones was also at fault for Fulham's first goal when a cross bounced off his knee for Sessegnon to score.
Ibrahima Konate (5/10):
Part of a defence unable to stem the tide during that damaging first half and his partnership with Van Dijk does not look as sturdy as it did.
Virgil van Dijk (4/10):
Made an uncharacteristic error when he was caught out of position and outmuscled by Muniz for Fulham's third.
Andy Robertson (3/10):
Two horrible errors, a poor cross-field pass and weak defensive header, were compounded when Iwobi's eventual effort deflected in off him for Fulham's second.
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Alexis Mac Allister (7/10):
Scored a magnificent opener when he danced through midfield and unleashed a powerful effort into the top corner from distance, easily Liverpool's best moment of the match.
Ryan Gravenberch (5/10):
One of a few players who look overworked after playing the vast majority of minutes this season. Was unable to control the game in the way he did regularly earlier in the campaign.
Dominik Szoboszlai (4/10):
Failed to make any impression on the game and was substituted early.
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Mohamed Salah (5/10):
Looked the most likely to make something happen with his inswinging crosses but missed a big chance to make it 3-2 with 25 minutes to play, stabbing over from close range.
Diogo Jota (4/10):
Wasn't involved in the game until he missed an opportunity to pull one back in the second half, denied by Bernd Leno when slipped in by Salah.
Cody Gakpo (4/10):
Was also anonymous on an afternoon when Liverpool's attacking play just did not function for the first hour.
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Harvey Elliott (6/10):
Liverpool improved when he came on and he struck the bar with a good effort 12 minutes from time.
Luis Diaz (7/10):
Took his goal nicely and was part of a much better away display in the last 25 minutes.
Conor Bradley (7/10):
Gave Liverpool far more oomph down the right-hand side and provided an assist for Diaz with a nice bit of play in a central area.
Darwin Nunez (5/10):
Was not particularly involved as the visitors pushed for an equaliser.
Federico Chiesa (N/A):
A late introduction.
Arne Slot (5/10):
Is suffering the consequences of not rotating as much as he might have done earlier in the season but his substitutes did have an impact.
