Comment: Not the time to panic but Liverpool's talented group need to find stability, quickly

“The more they play together the more they will connect," Slot said in response to a question about Isak and Salah, though it is presently applicable to his entire team.

THE BEST OF TIMES, THE WIRTZ OF TIMES: Liverpool's Florian Wirtz and Mohamed Salah speaking during a break in play. Pic: Adam Davy/PA Wire.

At the very least it was a tutorial in poor game management, at worst a concise encapsulation of Liverpool’s biggest issue.

In the final minute of normal time Dominik Szoboszlai, shifted from No10 to right back for the second half, found himself two yards from Chelsea’s penalty arc and shot narrowly wide.