Liverpool: Gary Neville hits out at Reds’ inconsistency and errors after Leeds fight back for thrilling draw

“Liverpool’s implosion is real,” said Gary Neville, after Arne Slot’s defending champions blew a 2-0 and then 3-2 advantage at Leeds to draw 3-3 on Saturday Night Football.

It’s another damaging result for the Premier League title holders, who have won just four of their last 15 games across all competitions. They sit eighth in the table, having missed the chance to go fifth, with a 10-point gap to leaders Arsenal.

“For Liverpool, despair,” said Neville at the final whistle at Elland Road. “Inconsistent. You can’t trust them. You’re always thinking something’s going to go wrong and they make mistake after mistake after mistake.”

Liverpool let Leeds back into the game, with Ibrahima Konate giving away a penalty for Dominic Calvert-Lewin to make it 2-1 before Anton Stach fired in an equaliser. Dominik Szoboszlai put Liverpool back in front but Ao Tanaka scored another Leeds equaliser from an injury-time corner.

“Liverpool’s implosion is real,” said Neville. “This is a game that was comfortable for them at 2-0.

“It could happen. You thought it might happen. Arne Slot cannot believe it.

“It’s a mystery that continues. His team just implodes. Liverpool… you just can’t trust them.”

Neville’s praise for Leeds: A week of hope!

Meanwhile, Leeds have backed up their midweek win over Chelsea by earning another valuable point in their fight against relegation. They are now three points above the drop zone – and earned Neville’s praise for their performances in a run of games which also saw them go close to landing a result at Man City.

“Man City away. Chelsea at home. Liverpool at home. The week that was probably going to be cementing their place in the Championship next season. It’s been the week of hope,” said Neville. “Four points. And they nearly got a point at Man City. They’ve been fantastic.

“Fair dos to [Leeds boss Daniel Farke]. I thought when he was changing his team it was a case of just resting them for the next game but they played that 3-5-2, they played a bit more direct, then he’s flipped his system into a 4-2-3-1 that has actually played through Liverpool at times.”

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Liverpool’s next five fixtures

Liverpool and Leeds meet again on January 1, this time at Anfield, live on Sky Sports.

Dec 9: Inter Milan (A) – Champions League

Dec 13: Brighton (H) – Premier League

Dec 20: Tottenham (A) – Premier League, live on Sky Sports

Dec 27: Wolves (H) – Premier League

Jan 1: Leeds (H) – Premier League, live on Sky Sports

Leeds’ next five fixtures

Dec 14: Brentford (A) – Premier League, live on Sky Sports

Dec 20: Crystal Palace (H) – Premier League, live on Sky Sports+

Dec 28: Sunderland (A) – Premier League, live on Sky Sports

Jan 1: Liverpool (A) – Premier League, live on Sky Sports

Jan 4: Man Utd (H) – Premier League