"However, it was the same old story for Arne Slot's men as the combination of defensive errors and a lack of attacking fluency cost them another two points. Sunderland took the lead on 67 minutes when Chemsdine Talbi pounced on a sloppy pass by Virgil van Dijk to fire in from outside the box. Florian Wirtz thought he had finally opened his Liverpool account after a £100 million move from Bayer Leverkusen to salvage a point, but his strike took a wicked deflection and was eventually credited as a Mukiele own-goal."
""It's not even the draw, it's the performance. It's really worrying," Carragher said. "It feels like a real step back tonight to what you saw at West Ham at the weekend. They didn't look like scoring a goal at any moment of the game tonight. Missing the energy, zip, pace power. Really worrying.""
Liverpool required a late Nordi Mukiele own-goal to earn a 1-1 draw with Sunderland at Anfield, leaving manager Arne Slot under increased scrutiny. Defensive mistakes and a lack of attacking fluency undermined the side despite an earlier 2-0 win at West Ham. Chemsdine Talbi scored after capitalising on a sloppy pass by Virgil van Dijk. Florian Wirtz saw a deflected effort credited as an own-goal. Federico Chiesa produced a stoppage-time goal-line clearance to deny Sunderland an historic Anfield victory. Former players criticised the team's energy, basic defending and organization.
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