Liverpool blew a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 away to Chelsea on Sunday afternoon, with many fans left frustrated by more poor defending.
Chelsea 2-2 Liverpool
Premier League, Stamford Bridge
January 2, 2022
Goals: Kovacic 42′, Pulisic 45+1; ‘Mane 9′, Salah 25’
The Reds face a must-win game in the Premier League title race, but they were unable to overcome an inspired Blues outfit.
Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah fired Liverpool into a 2-0 lead, but goals from Mateo Kovacic and Christian Pulisic levelled it up before half-time.
A breathless second half saw both sides searching for winners, but in the end, they had to settle for a share of the spoils.
Here’s how supporters reacted to the Reds’ draw on Twitter, Facebook and This Is Anfield’s comments section.
An unforgettable game was dissected…
There’s been a lot of pushback on attempts to hand Manchester City the title this week but the flaws (and strengths, of course) of their two challengers were underlined there. Hard to see either closing the gap but for an unimaginable collapse. Made for a great game, at least!
— David Lynch (@davidlynchlfc) January 2, 2022
Worst performance since Leicester away last year. Shambles.
— B (@NTXZO) January 2, 2022
That was not good for my health.
— Mari Murphy (@MariCLMurphy) January 2, 2022
Given the circumstances, a draw isn't bad at all.
Liverpool weren't great at all, but maybe unrealistic to have expected it.
Big plus is it's another big away done. Only Arsenal and City left in that column now.
— John O'Sullivan (@NotoriousJOS) January 2, 2022
Forget City and the title race for a second, that's actually a really well-earned point.
Battled bravely against an inspired (and very good) team, even if blowing the lead is frustrating.
Plenty of negatives, but given how much was working against them, take it and move on.
— Henry Jackson (@HenryJackson87) January 2, 2022
Like Spurs, another one of those results that's actually perfectly acceptable if you haven't majorly slipped up elsewhere
— David Comerford (@Dave_Comerford) January 2, 2022
Some rued some uninspiring defending and a weak mentality…
Story of our season really, taken the lead and should have come away with 3 points if we were more solid defensively. Some moments of class in attack, but not enough of those in defence.
with the circumstances, a point isn't a bad result… but it is when you look at the table
— Dinesh Kumar (@DHardayal) January 2, 2022
https://twitter.com/Chris78Williams/status/1477708542824099840?s=20
What gets me most about this team is they looked sorry for themselves after Leicester & City going so far ahead.
Lack of communication from any ‘leaders’ seems gone. Hendo, Virgil etc used to manage in game. We used to strive in these situations. No one doing that now. #LFC
— Graeme Kelly (@GraemeKelly1) January 2, 2022
We threw away our two biggest games of the season (city and Chelsea) because we have 3 donkeys in midfield who treat the ball like hot potato
— ? (@LFC_Brett) January 2, 2022
https://twitter.com/ryan3levis/status/1477710676114264064?s=20
Jordan Henderson had a poor day at the office…
Jordan Henderson is very very lucky we have a weak midfield and we seem to be made of quavers or he’d be on for a break from that team. #LFC
— Graeme Kelly (@GraemeKelly1) January 2, 2022
Henderson has played 90.
I can't quite believe that.
— David Martinez (@DMARTINEZ_85) January 2, 2022
Suppose this is to be expected from Liverpool with Milner and Henderson in midfield.
— James Nalton (@JDNalton) January 2, 2022
https://twitter.com/charlieIfc/status/1477692454530920459?s=20
A 20th league title is in serious doubt…
Draws kill you in title races and Liverpool and Chelsea have cut each other’s throats this season. The league table doesn’t lie, but if there’s one thing Klopp’s Reds have proved it’s that you should never give up. And we won’t. Up the Reds #LFC #LIVCHE #PremierLeague
— Chris Mac (@chrismackop) January 2, 2022
That’s the title done now. Go as full strength as we can on Thursday and try to win the League Cup.
— Ste Hoare (@stehoare) January 2, 2022
Yeah so this historic three-team title race hasn't really materialised has it
— David Comerford (@Dave_Comerford) January 2, 2022
No disguising the fact, a really disappointing result after being 2 goals up. We really should have seen that out. It's going to take a herculean effort to take title now and we'd need City to slip up. I'll keep believing until it's impossible though. Up the Reds
— Jeff Goulding (@ShanklysBoys1) January 2, 2022
That’s the title done for me, personally. If you weren’t already sold on going all-in on the league cup games over the next few weeks, you should be now.
— Ben Kelly (@bkelly776) January 2, 2022
Liverpool aren’t good enough to win the title this season, not when you need to be nearly perfect. It’s frustrating as hell but this squad is ageing, with some struggling for form and fitness. Will need some investment and new ideas, because consistency is crucial.
— Rory Greenfield (@RoryGreenfield) January 2, 2022
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