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As the seats emptied at a rainy Anfield, the overriding sound was from the Crystal Palace fans, “Can we play you every week?” being chanted as they celebrated a third victory of the season against Liverpool.

This was another painful night for Liverpool. The majority felt it was a sensible decision to rest key players with bigger games on the horizon.

Yet the Palace defeat still felt like an opportunity for Liverpool to get back on track. Instead, Slot chose to focus on what lay ahead.

There is certainly a willingness to stick by the manager and the team during such adversity, but the goodwill won’t last forever.

Liverpool are playing through a crisis and taking far too many beatings. It has to change.