Liverpool Miss Out on Chance To Establish Top-Four Foothold

After West Ham United’s shock defeat to Newcastle United at the weekend, there was an opportunity for Liverpool to move back into the top four for the first time since mid-February. But standing in their way was a Leeds United side that are incredibly difficult to play against, and whose attacking style means liberties cannot be taken at the back.

In the end, Liverpool crumbled at Elland Road. Having led 1-0 for most of the match thanks to Sadio Mané’s first-half tap-in, Leeds’ late pressure ultimately told, with a disastrous piece of Liverpool defending leading to a simple-headed equaliser for Diego Llorente. Having played so well in the first half, Liverpool were left to count the cost of their profligacy. 

For Jürgen Klopp and his team, it was a chance missed not only to enter the top four again, but to ease the media storm which has surrounded the club since the announcement of their intentions to join a European Super League. A win would have gone some way to placating the club’s incensed supporters, but in the end, it was a familiar tale for Liverpool this season, and their chances of making the top four look less likely, according to the English Premier League betting odds.

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