"With 33 minutes on the clock against Chelsea, Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch looked down at the turf as an ironic cheer sounded around Stamford Bridge. The Dutchman's miscued pass for teammate Milos Kerkez had trickled straight out of play, and on an evening when a late strike from Estêvão condemned Liverpool to a third-successive defeat in all competitions, Gravenberch's error served as a neat encapsulation of his team's current struggles."
"Sloppy, disjointed and low on confidence, Arne Slot's side looks like a shadow of the team that romped to the Premier League title last term, with last weekend's 2-1 defeat in West London following back-to-back away defeats to Crystal Palace and Galatasaray. "The decision-making could've been better," Slot said in his post-match news conference last Saturday. "It's fine margins like it's been for as long as I've been here. Last week, same as this week -- two difficult away games -- the fine margins haven't been in our favor." After being the beneficiaries of so many late goals in the early weeks of the season, Liverpool are now falling foul of those "fine margins" and have been usurped by Arsenal at the top of the table."
Ryan Gravenberch's miscued pass and a late Estêvão strike contributed to Liverpool's third successive defeat across competitions. The team produced sloppy, disjointed performances and looked low on confidence after losses to Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Galatasaray. Arne Slot cited poor decision-making and fine margins in two difficult away games. Liverpool benefited from late goals earlier in the season but are now conceding decisive moments and have been overtaken by Arsenal at the top of the table. This is Slot's first run of three straight losses; Liverpool remains second, one point behind Arsenal. Summer signings valued at £450 million are expected to improve form.
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