A clean sheet, a point gained. That was the assessment of Jurgen Klopp after his Liverpool team claimed a 0-0 draw away to Chelsea on Tuesday night, a result the boss saw as a small step forward.
The Merseyside team have been full of small steps forward this term, and the odd bigger one, but they have come largely in and around hurried paces backwards or outright slip-ups, culminating in them being a full 23 points behind the pace they set last season by this stage, and six places further down the Premier League table.
