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The wheels are not coming off the Liverpool bandwagon under Arne Slot.

But the Reds have certainly suffered a slow puncture in recent weeks.

There was further evidence of that here as Liverpool wasted an opportunity to further turn the screw at the top of the Premier League table and instead give Arsenal a chink of light the Gunners’ performances so far this season have scarcely deserved.

In isolation, a point at Aston Villa – Champions League last-16 qualifiers, don’t forget – is never a poor result and was the very least Liverpool’s performance merited.

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What will instead greatly irk Slot and cause further consternation among supporters was the manner of this 2-2 draw, the Reds needing Trent Alexander-Arnold’s deflected effort to avoid defeat having been in control through Mohamed Salah’s composed finish.

Since the turn of the year, in all competitions Liverpool have won only seven of 14 games, with eight points being dropped in the league.

Almost all were needlessly spurned.

With this latest draw coming just days after the narrow squeak at home to Wolves and the disappointment of letting a late lead slip at Everton last midweek, the fatigue in the legs of some of the Reds’ players is being replicated in the minds of their followers.

Indeed, it was noticeable that as the visiting players drifted across to salute the travelling Kop, a section of the fans had already started making their way home, frustrated at another failure to make obvious superiority count with full reward.

Poor misses from Diogo Jota and in particular substitute Darwin Nunez at key junctures didn’t help

Now, though, is not the time for pointing fingers.

Liverpool remain in a strong position, have points in the bag and, as Slot pointed out before the game, the vast majority of their remaining games are at home

Nerve needs to be held and, in truth, the Reds have thus far shown little sign of wavering.

When Liverpool were last Premier League winners five years ago, a pivotal moment in the season came when a trip to Villa was followed by a weekend clash against champions Manchester City.

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