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Liverpool will have to sit on their three-match losing streak for almost two weeks due to the international break with some of their stars coming in for damning criticism

If we have learned one thing above anything else so far in the Premier League this season, it is to not turn off your television or leave your seat early. There was yet more late drama but this time champions Liverpool were the victims and not the beneficiaries of the added time as they were dealt a late sucker punch by Chelsea's Brazilian wonderkid Estevao.

Amid a wider issue plaguing the entire team, summer signing Isak has managed just one goal in his first six games. The £125 million ($168 million) has battled a lack of match fitness after missing pre-season with former employers Newcastle United, but has not escaped criticism during Liverpool ’s slump.

The Premier League and Club World Cup champions meet in the English top flight on Saturday. Two of our experts have previewed the

Despite changes to personnel leaving Liverpool with a slightly more attacking line-up, they haven't faced more shots or shots on target in the current campaign – those numbers are largely similar. But they are conceding far more high-quality chances, with the expected goals total by their opponents 2.4 greater than at the same stage in 2024-25.

Despite winning their first five Premier League games, Liverpool's shortcomings have been laid bare while Arsenal have better integrated their summer signings.