Stoke City 0-3 Liverpool: 5 Talking Points 

#2 The Liverpool defence got lucky

Stoke City v Liverpool - Premier League

Simon Mignolet, captaining his side on the night, was extremely lucky not to be sent off in the first half. The Belgian rushed out to smother Mame Biram Diouf and surprisingly, referee Martin Atkinson decided to brandish only a yellow for what seemed like a clear goal-scoring chance.

The Stoke players were furious and rightly so as that would have change the whole complexion of the game. The incident came when Stoke had a brief spell of dominance but failed to make it count. The Liverpool defence were pretty unconvincing in their clearances and were lucky to come away with a draw as Stoke hit the woodwork and were let down by some woeful finishing.

Considering they had the lead and were controlling the game, it’ll be alarming for Klopp that their midfield has it in them to lose the grip of a game so quickly. So typically Liverpool, isn’t it?