"Through five matches of the 2025-26 season-four in the Premier League, plus Wednesday's Champions League opener against Atlético Madrid-Liverpool has gotten out to and subsequently blown three 2-0 leads (lovers of the "most dangerous lead in soccer!" cliche are in heaven right now). The Reds have also struggled to score against Arsenal and Burnley, two well-drilled sides in defense. And yet, thanks to a fifth-straight late winner, Liverpool has had a perfect start to the season:"
"Off an early free kick, Mohamed Salah went for a far-post rugburner, only for the ball to deflect off Andy Robertson's leg and head toward the near post, which wrong-footed goalie Jan Oblak. There was no luck on the second goal, though, just two minutes later. Salah was again at the center of the move, playing a give-and-go with Ryan Gravenberch, who redirected a hard pass into a space just open enough for Salah to latch back onto it with three Atlético defenders surrounding him."
Liverpool opened the 2025-26 campaign with five straight wins, each secured by a go-ahead goal in the 80th minute or later. The team repeatedly established 2-0 leads but surrendered at least three of those advantages, revealing defensive fragility and lapses in game management. Scoring proved difficult against well-organized defenses such as Arsenal and Burnley, yet the side produced decisive late moments. In the Champions League opener against Atlético Madrid, Mohamed Salah scored early via a deflection and then finished a give-and-go with Ryan Gravenberch to extend the lead, illustrating both clinical finishing and remaining vulnerabilities.
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