Hits and misses: Mood turns on Arne Slot, Jeremy Doku shines but are Man Utd ready for European demands?

Liverpool fans are famed for their loyal support so this was a strange afternoon to be at Anfield and witness such discontent. There was agitation from midway through the first half as Chelsea began to take control of the ball and the Liverpool pressing was absent.

It is tempting to think - as Ryan Gravenberch did when speaking afterwards - that this was unhelpful. But those same supporters might well argue they could see that the sluggishness was going to be punished, as it soon was through Chelsea's equaliser.

It briefly boiled over in the second half, particularly when the popular youngster Rio Ngumoha was withdrawn in favour of Alexander Isak. Slot would probably not regard it as a contentious call but it indicates how the mood has soured with supporters.

There were more boos at full-time. Slot and those above him will just want this season to end with Liverpool safely in the Champions League and looking ahead to continuing their rebuild next term. But is that realistic if this fan feeling carries into the new season?

Liverpool are not improving and nothing Slot is doing suggests that he has the answers to longstanding issues. Chelsea exploited the open spaces in the right-back zone throughout the game. The crowd could see it but it continued to remain a problem.