Liverpool have no excuse for the quality of the performance against Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
It was so, so drab. They had a week off to rest and prepare, while their relegation-threatened opponents were in Turkey playing in the Europa League on Thursday night. They also have a new manager who will have had basically no time to work with his players.
Why can't Liverpool keep the ball in midfield? Why do supposedly world-class players show such a horrible first touch? Why is it so boring... ?
I'm not sure I've ever felt less enjoyment from a last-minute winner, to be honest. Alexis Mac Allister's goal eventually stood, but the VAR delays and the fact that the same thing happened minutes earlier completely destroyed the joy.
Instead of euphoria, you feel relief, which is a very different emotion.
Liverpool are definitely in a race for the top five and have a favourable run of fixtures in comparison with Chelsea and Manchester United.
But, as a fan, I want to watch players fighting, running and creating.
We can't just be relying on Florian Wirtz to create magic. After all, we won the Premier League last season without him.
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