Premier League 2018-19: 5 Talking Points from Game-week 29

#1. Liverpool spurn their chance to go top

Liverpool produced another poor attacking display

Liverpool made the short trip to Goodison Park for the Merseyside Derby on Sunday. Though Klopp’s men drew at Everton, they lost the chance to close the gap on City.

With the stalemate, the Reds are now a point behind the Cityzens having played 29 games each. While the result was damning in itself, the quality of Liverpool’s display caused more than a furrowed brow or two.

The Reds again lacked creativity in midfield and struggled against a side willing to sit deep and pounce on the counter. Mohammed Salah, too, failed to inspire and produced arguably his worst display in a Liverpool shirt.

The patchy performances against stoic defences which seemed to be an aberration at the end of the year have turned into a worrying pattern since the turn of the year.

With similar games to come, Klopp would want to devise a method to counter such tactics. After all, if they indeed harbour hopes of winning the league, such matches simply need to be won.

The Reds’ stuttering form coupled with City’s ruthlessness in recent weeks has clearly titled the scales in the latter’s favour. And mere weeks after being installed as favourites for the title, the title isn’t even Liverpool’s to lose anymore.