Salah is still scoring most of Liverpool’s goals, along with Mané and Firmino, as the midfield have failed to step up their contribution

Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with West Ham United on Monday took the number of points they have dropped in their past two matches to four. It means Manchester City will go top of the Premier League on goal difference if they win away to Everton tonight, having played one game more. Jürgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager, may wish that this was the only thing he had to worry about.

Injuries bite

The downturn in performances and two draws in a row can primarily be attributed to the number of injuries blighting Liverpool. Five key players were unavailable on Monday with Georginio Wijnaldum, Jordan Henderson and Dejan Lovren joining Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez on the sidelines.

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