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#2 Sunderland 2-2 Liverpool, January 2017
How bad does your defence have to be to drop points to a terrible Sunderland side managed by David Moyes and that too after taking the lead twice?
Liverpool came into the game on the back of a 1-0 win over Manchester City on New Year’s eve while Sunderland were already favourites to get relegated. The Reds were also in the title race at this point.
The Reds took the lead through Daniel Sturridge in the 19th minute only to concede a penalty and give Sunderland an easy route back into the game 6 minutes later.
The score remained 1-1 for the most part of the game as Liverpool struggled to break open a stubborn Sunderland defence but in the 72nd minute, Sadio Mane found the back of the net to finally restore his side’s lead.
Ten minutes later, Mane was once again in the thick of the action, this time for the wrong reasons as his handball gave away another penalty which once again Jermain Defoe tucked away.
This was also the start of two disastrous months for Liverpool as they went on to pick up just 6 points from a maximum possible 21 and lost their way in the title race. In addition, they also lost the semi-finals of the league cup and exited the FA Cup during this period.
