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– Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool need to find consistency to avoid missing out on a top-four finish in the Premier League after his side suffered a damaging defeat by struggling Leeds at Anfield.
– Crysencio Summerville scored a dramatic late winner as Leeds won to move out of the relegation zone.
– The defeat leaves Liverpool eight points adrift of Newcastle in fourth, albeit with a game in hand.
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– The Reds beat Premier League leaders Manchester City on 16 October but have since lost to bottom-of-the table Nottingham Forest and now Leeds.
– “You can’t qualify for the Champions League if you play as inconsistently as we do at the moment,” Klopp said.
– “We have to fix that.”
– Liverpool were hoping to build on their dominant 3-0 win at Ajax in the Champions League in midweek but they made the worst possible start against a Leeds side who started the day in the bottom three when a poor back pass by Joe Gomez was pounced on by Rodrigo, who poked into an empty net.
– Liverpool responded well and equalised soon after when Mohamed Salah volleyed in from Andy Robertson’s cross.
– But Leeds, belying their lowly position in the table, showed great hunger in response to that equaliser and hit the woodwork through Brenden Aaronson.
– Illan Meslier made great saves to deny Darwin Nunez one-on-one in the second half, before the Leeds goalkeeper also kept out a Roberto Firmino header.
– And, in the final minute of normal time, Summerville picked up the ball from Patrick Bamford before firing across Alisson to send the away support wild.
– The defeat – Liverpool’s second in a row in the Premier League – means they are ninth while Leeds move up to 15th, four points behind the Reds.
– “So many things are unlike us in this moment,” Klopp added.
– “I am sorry it is like this, but that is the situation. I am not sure how deep you can dig, but we will. It is like it is and we will work on solutions.
– “We have to have a look at this game first, try to understand it a bit more and go from there.”
