Liverpool’s unbeaten run came to a dramatic end as Eddie Nketiah struck a stoppage-time winner to hand Crystal Palace a 2–1 victory at Selhurst Park. Federico Chiesa had equalised late on, but Arne Slot’s side collapsed in the final seconds from a long throw-in that Liverpool failed to defend.
After the match, Slot didn’t hold back. He admitted the Reds had “only themselves to blame,” singling out one player for losing focus at the decisive moment.
> “One of our players ran out because he wanted to counter-attack,” Slot explained. “But with time almost gone, it was only about defending. That mistake cost us.”
Slot stopped short of naming the culprit, but several reports suggest his criticism was aimed at Jeremie Frimpong, who was caught pushing forward instead of holding his defensive line. Some observers argued that the wing-back’s lapse left space for Palace to exploit, while others stressed the entire backline failed to manage the set-piece properly.
Either way, the Dutch manager made it clear that discipline, not desire, was Liverpool’s downfall. Frimpong may have been the man in the spotlight, but the goal reflected a wider failure in concentration across the defense.
