Jürgen Klopp might have suspected the worst was over for Liverpool after their encouraging midweek display against Chelsea. He was wrong. Their slump deepened on an alarming afternoon at Hull City, where on-loan Everton flop Oumar Niasse came off the bench to seal victory for Marco Silva’s rapidly improving team. Champions League qualification will be beyond Liverpool at this rate.
It is now one win in 10 for Klopp’s team and their problems with defending set-pieces or a counterattack show no sign of alleviating. Hull were clinical and committed where Liverpool were wasteful, lethargic and, despite an improved second-half performance, rarely convincing. Hull’s January additions, Alfred N’Diaye and Niasse, ensured a fourth consecutive home win for Silva’s side.
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