Arne Slot had made his wishes clear before kick-off. “We want to do better in making more chances from all the ball possession we have. I am waiting for the moment it really clicks,” he had said. Thirty two shots on goal with 11 on target would suggest Liverpool obliged against Burnley, but Anfield still waits for Slot’s side to click.
Liverpool were held to a fourth consecutive Premier League draw as Marcus Edwards stunned the champions by cancelling out Florian Wirtz’s first half opener. Scott Parker’s visitors were far more enterprising after the interval but Edwards’ fine equaliser came from their only shot on target while Liverpool were left to rue a procession of missed opportunities and careless final balls. Boos greeted the final whistle as Liverpool dropped points yet again.
Burnley posed a familiar puzzle to Liverpool with their deep, five-man defence and block of four midfielders in close attendance. Unlike many contests this season, however, the visitors’ reluctance or inability to break out ensured the first half resembled a training ground exercise of attack versus defence. Armando Broja cut a lonely, isolated figure as sole outlet in the Burnley forward line. Also, unlike recent fixtures, Liverpool appeared to have some answers long before Wirtz opened the scoring shortly before the interval.
