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Clearly, though, Liverpool played well, battling back to earn a point against Fulham thanks to goals from Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota.
Up against a team normally exceptional on the counter-attack, Liverpool limited the Fulham threat.
And while Arne Slot was furious with some of the refereeing decisions made by Tony Harrington and his video assistant, Stuart Attwell, he must have been delighted with how his Liverpool players responded to the Andy Robertson red card setback.
With a considerably stronger bench than has been typical lately thanks to Jota and Federico Chiesa’s returns and Harvey Elliott now being available, Liverpool needed that depth second half.
Jota made a decisive impact with the kind of goal you can typically imagine him tucking away when creating himself a one-on-one opportunity while Elliott played his part when he came on too.
In a game that needed some magic, Jota provided it.
Liverpool already had Mohamed Salah doing that and now has Jota too.
Sometimes rough around the edges but always with a decisive action somewhere, the Portugal striker’s return is timely.
Having him available will be huge.
Liverpool has another match-winner available again.