Liverpool’s title hopes took a major hit last night after a shock loss against Merseyside rivals Everton. Goals from Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin handed Everton a huge win at home, leaving Liverpool three points behind leaders Arsenal and just one ahead of Manchester City, who have two games in hand. Trent Alexander-Arnold, who started the game at Goodison Park but made little impact, was visibly distraught as he hid his head in his shirt on the bench, unable to bear Liverpool’s poor performance. The Reds’ title bid has seemingly collapsed with just one win from their last four league games, and two defeats in their last three. Despite initially building up steam following Klopp’s announcement that he will be leaving this summer, it appears the wheels have fallen off. To make matters worse, Liverpool have already seen their FA Cup and Europa League hopes ended too. They were dumped from the Cup by Manchester United in last month’s epic 4-3 quarter-final clash, and last week, Liverpool crashed out of Europe with a shock 3-1 aggregate defeat to Atalanta, also in the quarters. Klopp now faces the very real prospect of ending his final season with just the Carabao Cup, which Liverpool narrowly won in extra time. Captain Virgil van Dijk questioned his teammates’ desire in a brutal post-match interview, saying, “Do they really want to win the league?” and “Everyone has to look in the mirror and look at their own performance and think if they gave everything.”
Alexander-Arnold Cries Foul as Liverpool’s Title Hopes Fade
