The Liverpool way was in full flow this afternoon as they visited Bournemouth. Two up within half hour and 3-1 ahead with half an hour to play, it all looked very comfortable, but the game would swing in a six minute period.
James Milner thought he had given the Pool a fourth. Three minutes later, MOTM Ryan Fraser pulled one back. Steve Cook turned into Lionel Messi to equalize before Nathan Aké nicked a winner in injury time.
This is how close Milner was.
Game of inches pic.twitter.com/hnwE2xZLtg
— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) December 4, 2016
There was one player in particular who came in for a world of criticism on the Twitter machine.
Carragher on Karius: He's yet to convince me in any game. Still early days but would need a massive improvement.
— This Is Anfield (@thisisanfield) December 4, 2016
Loris Karius has had a shocker. Desperate times when you're begging for Simon Mignolet to return.
— Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) December 4, 2016
Not even surprised by this, embarrassment. Whole team lost their heads. Karius is a shambles
— KLOPP 2026 🇩🇪 (@ThoseScouseLads) December 4, 2016
The Liverpool kid, Karius, was a breath of fresh air. I love Christmas, so it was heartwarming to see him handing out gifts during a match.
— Galactic Keegan (@GalacticKeegan) December 4, 2016
And while all the blame may go to Karius, there was one noticeable absence through injury for Liverpool.
Liverpool have lost twice this season.
Both times Joel Matip did not play.— Red (@TaintlessRed) December 4, 2016
Jurgen Klopp will hope that Matip regains fitness for next week. Lucas will have to stand in at centre back if not, and there's the small problem of Andy Carroll coming to Anfield.
