Arne Slot left frustrated after Liverpool suffer late collapse at rock-bottom Wolves

[p]Slot's side fell behind to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gomes-rodrigo/6JV5ZgJ6/"]Rodrigo Gomes[/a]' strike with 12 minutes left at Molineux before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/salah-mohamed/08FBycgB/"]Mohamed Salah[/a]'s equaliser looked to have rescued a point for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Reds[/a].[/p][p]Liverpool's Achilles heel of surrendering goals in the final seconds came back to haunt them once again as Andre's shot deflected over the wrong-footed keeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alisson/UZrQ3bwP/"]Alisson Becker[/a].[/p][p][b]Liverpool have lost five games thanks to 90th-minute goals in the Premier League this season, the most of any side in a single campaign in the competition's history.[/b][/p][p]Slot urged his players to solve their late-game meltdowns in time to salvage one of the most disappointing campaigns in Liverpool's illustrious history.[/p][p][b]"We hardly conceded a chance, created not so much but more than they did, but the result is again a 2-1 loss,"[/b] said Slot, who spent around £450 million on new signings before this season.[/p][embed guid="bf9bdb00-e66b-4934-bb2e-ef984fcb0016" url="https://x.com/OptaJoe/status/2028957549639184591" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"We are losing far too many football games and dropping points. Was it again in extra (added) time that we conceded?[/b][/p][p][b]"The three times we lost in the last 22 games were all in extra time."[/b][/p][p]Liverpool were beaten for the first time in five games in all competitions, opening the door for sixth-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] to move above them with a win against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a] on Wednesday.[/p][p]Out of sync for much of a difficult season, Slot bemoaned Liverpool's careless defending and poor finishing in a game that exposed their flaws at both ends of the pitch.[/p][p][b]"Bad result, far from good first half, better second half. Second half, there was a bit more urgency, getting closer to scoring a goal, then conceding with the first moment they arrived around our box," [/b]Slot said.[/p][p][b]"We immediately struck back, first off the post, then with Mo, then we were twice close to making a winner.[/b][/p][p][b]"In the end, we conceded a deflected shot, which was not even a chance."[/b][/p][h2]'Slow, predictable and sloppy'[/h2][p]Liverpool are the first reigning champions to lose to the Premier League's bottom club since Chelsea were beaten by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]Crystal Palace[/a] in 2017.[/p][p]It is the latest chastening loss in a turbulent season for Liverpool, who sit in fifth place after a dismal defence of the title they won last term.[/p][p][b]The Anfield outfit are far from certain to qualify for next season's Champions League, and questions are mounting about Slot's future.[/b][/p][embed guid="47368cb5-8ee8-42c1-afb2-5413a276d176" url="https://x.com/LFC/status/2028974702828335552" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Dutchman, the toast of Anfield less than a year ago, has presided over a long run of lacklustre performances with little of the flair and excitement the club's fans expect.[/p][p]Liverpool have a chance for immediate revenge over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wolves/j3Azpf5d/"]Wolves[/a] when they return to the West Midlands for an FA Cup fifth-round tie on Friday.[/p][p][b]"Yeah, which is a good thing and a nice thing because we have something to prove on Friday,"[/b] Slot said.[/p][p]One of many Reds stars well below their best, Liverpool captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-dijk-virgil/U59RNqOr/"]Virgil van Dijk[/a] conceded his team had only themselves to blame.[/p][p]Van Dijk was caught out during the build-up to Wolves' opener and missed a golden opportunity to put Liverpool 2-1 up before Andre's winner.[/p][p][b]"I think it's down to ourselves. It was slow, we were predictable, sloppy in possession and wrong decision-making," [/b]he said.[/p][p][b]"We didn't concede chances, but if you perform like that, then a result like this can be a result of that and that's a fact. It was disappointing."[/b][/p]