Premier | Liverpool put the lead within shot of United

Definitely, Christmas has been a ball to Liverpool. It was to spend the feast on December 24 and the morning of the 25 trying new toys, and the reds players disconnected from the Premier. Two draws and one defeat, in which they have barely scored a goal, speak of a poor background for a team that is not the one that toured the league last season. With today's defeat against Southampton, the revelation of 2020 and a great team, they are tied on points with Manchester United, who have played one game less. The throne of the Premier, on a silver platter for her most intimate enemy.

And all despite the fact that the Saints went ahead at 3 minutes and the scoreboard did not move again throughout the game. To assess the real state of the reds, it is enough to know that the one who was portrayed before the phenomenal Vaseline of Ings was Alexander-Arnold, that he must have made such mistakes two or three times in his entire career.

The real problem for Klopp is that, as much as Southampton are a great team, theirs did not shoot on goal until the 75th minute, something that had not happened in a Premier match since December 2015. With the tremendous offensive potential that this team has always had, the symptom is more than worrying. Above all, because the champion is less. First, they drew 1-1 with West Brom. Then they drew 0-0 with Newcastle, but at least they had chances. And today, he has lost without even creating real danger.

This result, Beyond the fact that Manchester United can snatch the leadership, it can also cause him to be run over by the leading squad. Leicester, with the same games, is one point away, while Southampton, with the same games, Tottenham and Everton, with one less, and City, with two, are four.