Bournemouth 3-2 Liverpool: Arne Slot’s side lose long unbeaten run

As of the hour, three of Liverpool’s starting four players were out with Gomez injured, while Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong were taken off to maintain their fitness.

“It would be fair to say that some of our players have run out of energy,” Slot said. “I can’t even criticize them for that because we had to play away in Europe two days ago.

“We are the only team playing” [in the] “This time there are two days between the Champions League.”

In terms of reductions, Liverpool’s lack of depth was evident with notable injuries and absences, but apart from Rio Ngumoha, they still finished the game with senior players and Slot was able to call on the likes of Endo, Andy Robertson, Curtis Jones and Hugo Ekiike from the bench.

But Slot insisted Bournemouth could have made it 3-2 sooner. The win came in the 95th minute and sparked wild scenes, but it came as little surprise to those who have followed Liverpool this season.

They conceded the winner in the 90th minute for the third time in the Premier League this season; it was their highest goal tally in a single season in the competition, and it was the fifth time they had conceded points in stoppage time.

It was also their fifth goal conceded from a throw-in in the Premier League this season; This was the most goals among all teams.

If Arsenal beat Manchester United on Sunday (16:30 GMT), Liverpool will be closer to the relegation zone than the top of the Premier League. That alone is a damning indictment of their pathetic title defense.

“Their aim should be to salvage the season by finishing in the top four or perhaps top five in the Champions League – but that is a huge drop off from what we saw last season,” Shearer added.

Liverpool’s Premier League defense has been over for some time now. This is a team that should be challenging for the title next season but at the moment they have no identity and above all they are no longer feared.