Manager Arne Slot blamed Liverpool’s run of three straight defeats on “small margins” while captain Virgil van Dijk suggested that it was only natural for the Reds to struggle given “what has happened off” the pitch.
A stoppage-time winner from Estêvão condemned Liverpool to a 2–1 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, which represented the first time the reigning Premier League champions had lost more than two consecutive games during Slot’s tenure.
