Hello everybody and welcome to your post-match podcast brought to by the Liverpool Echo in association with our sponsors NordVPN live from Anfield.

I'm your host, Theo Squires, and Liverpool have started off 2026 in rather drab fashion with a nil-0 draw at home to Leeds United.

We are live on YouTube, we are live on Facebook, so get your questions in, get your comments in. Let me know what you thought of the game. It wasn't pretty. Was it? Liverpool not at their best. Another game where they struggled to create too much in front of goal. Just a bit drab, a bit slow. And they end up having to settle for a share of the spoils when another day maybe they snatch it

maybe they get a win but equally leads could have also snuck it as well like they had a goal

disallowed for offside right decision of course the dominant calvert lewin very close to continuing is

a recent scoring run only just offside in the second half after coming on as a substitute.

But yeah, Liverpool, their best chance probably fell to Hugo Eckertie in the first half.

Frang Pong's cross comes across goal to him and he basically heads it away from goal rather than that goal with the net gaping.

But yeah, a very frustrating start to the year for Liverpool.

But they do not lose.

The unbeaten run now stands at eight games.

They are three points clear of Chelsea and Manchester United in fourth place.

Though the gap will be narrowed if Sondland get a result, a positive result against Manchester City,

which will be kicking off in about 15 minutes time.

We are at Court 2.8 here in the UK. As I say, we are live on YouTube. Get your comments in. What did you make of that game? Kevin Richards, an early one there going, this has been a shocking second half. Substitution has made a poor performance worse. I've descended slot, but it's sending out to see into seemingly no attacking intent at all. Do you agree with Kevin? Do you think you think you're being a little harsh there on Arnus slots? It's hard for Liverpool because the injuries, the players are away. But you look at the squad today, how often have they played in that position? Like, suppose I's come back from suspension and he goes straight in at number 10. He's played so many different positions so far this season. Bradley and Fringpong they're probably not played too many times together on that right-hand side from the start, especially

with Fringpong right wing. Vets, he's been in really good form recently, but poor performance from him

today just wasn't going for him. He's probably a bit tired, a bit fatigued. Get used to the intensity

of the Premier League's first festive period as well. Andy Robertson came in start. He's probably a bit tired, a bit fatigued. Get used to the intensity of the Premier League's first festive period as well. Andy Robertson came in start. He's not played for a while. So, you know, you can understand why it's sluggish a bit. Yeah, it's just Liverpool being. Liverpool, isn't it? This is what we've seen so many times this season, especially here at Anfield. It's not the fortress it once was. They're not

at their best. They're struggling to break teams open. If you sit deep and defend against Liverpool,

you can try to hit on the counter, try and take advantage of set pieces. It works, though Liverpool

did defend quite well against those set pieces tonight, so maybe you can take that as a positive.

Yeah, nil-0.ison didn't have too much to save

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