Arne Slot known as Liverpool’s shock 2-1 defeat to bottom-placed Wolves “one other setback” that completely encapsulated their disappointing Premier League title defence.
The champions dominated possession and possibilities at Molineux however fell sufferer to their acquainted failings.
Andre’s stoppage-time strike flew previous Alisson to chalk up a ninth league defeat of the season and deal a crushing blow to Liverpool’s Champions League aspirations.
“The identical previous story,” Slot mentioned bluntly. “Lately we’re selecting up factors as a result of we scored many instances from set-pieces, however the finish result’s we rating one they usually scored two – one other in added time – so it sums up our season once more.
“What I imply is that we’ve got much more ball possession than the opposite crew and we’ve created many of the open play possibilities, however in open play we’ve struggled to attain.”
Wolves shocked the guests with 12 minutes remaining when Rodrigo Gomes expertly lifted the ball over Alisson after Tolu Arokodare had outmuscled Virgil van Dijk. Mohamed Salah appeared to have salvaged some extent 5 minutes later together with his first league objective since November, pouncing on Jean-Ricner Bellegarde’s stray cross.
However Wolves – who’ve now scored in stoppage time of their final three residence matches – delivered the sucker punch when Andre’s effort deflected cruelly residence.
The defeat leaves Liverpool fifth on 48 factors, three behind fourth-placed Aston Villa and Manchester United, with the very actual prospect of dropping to sixth if Chelsea beat Villa on Wednesday.
Slot’s frustration was palpable as he mirrored on one other recreation that slipped via his aspect’s fingers.
“My expectations have modified all through the season as a result of I anticipated extra from us,” he admitted. “It’s one other setback and we didn’t assist ourselves with this end result, in no way. There are nonetheless 9 video games to play however we’re dropping factors in a recreation when it’s completely not needed if you have a look at the run of play.
“If we play this recreation on this style 10 instances, I don’t suppose we lose 10 instances – however I’m removed from positive we win each time. Due to this fact we’re not ok.”
