There has been a divine inevitability about Liverpool’s season so far, one that involves them somehow, someway, coming out of every game unscathed. At Selhurst Park, their luck finally caught up with them. Against one of the league’s hardest teams to beat, Liverpool’s late show was turned on its head.
It is not a revelation to discover that Oliver Glasner’s Crystal Palace are a difficult team to play. Two goals conceded this season so far ahead of this game should tell you that alone. But for so much of the meeting, Liverpool weren’t simply frustrated; they were dismantled.
