They have taken this result surprisingly badly. I said in the lead up to the match, the draw is actually an ok result for then. It keeps them in touch and allows them to get some players back. I suppose the form of City, who look to be getting into gear with Aguero to return and Jesus to hit his stride worries them a bit. Out of all of the teams, they will be the hardest to chase down. Maybe that has contributed.
Maybe some just believed the hype that with a 10 day gap compared to Uniteds 3 day gap they'd wipe the floor with them. United have done really well this season though, so I'm not sure why they thought they were good enough to just turn up and win if they did.
Either way, heads are really falling off for them. I think deep down they know, they haven't really even got that many players left to come back. Jota is a decent squad option who had a bit of a purple streak, but he's not in their best front 3. Gomez they all know deep down is a liability and Fabinho is a better centre back. Thats their best 11 today, with the exception being that Van Dijk comes in and Henderson plays in midfield ahead of Shaqiri. It makes nominal difference to todays game as well. And thats peak Van Dijk, never mind the Van Dijk who likely comes back who will be anywhere from quite reduced in his skillset to massively reduced in his mobility.
It seems to a lot of them, todays feels like the day they've realised they won't win the league, or at least aren't favourites for it. I said consistently only them and City are capable of going on a run of say 6-8 straight wins, and in truth Liverpool look miles off that now. City could do, and in honesty if they do, they will have the league sewn up at a canter again.
This certainly feels the biggest moment of crisis for Klopp since he arrived. First time in 15 years they've gone 3 games with no goal. You throw the 2nd half in against West Brom too and it's 3.5 games really, so not sure how long youd have to go back for such a record. They seem to get the ball into decent scoring positions, but now lack the guile and speed to get good shots away.
In fairness to opponents, they seem to have sussed out that defending the box works. As Carragher says the liked if Firmino are not great ball shooters, and Mane/Salah thrive in space. It was noticeable how often United left Arnold and particularly Robertson free and how little ever came from them when they did.
They are in a moment of real difficulty. The question is, how far will the contagian spread now. In fairness to Klopp, he has always stopped the contagian spreading before, but now, who knows? Spurs mustreally fancy their chances to turn them over at the weekend.
