Liverpool’s insipid draw with Chelsea epitomises the incoherent nature of their season
Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea: Ryan Gravenberch’s opening goal was cancelled out by Enzo Fernandez in the error-strewn clash at Anfield
There was a moment in the first half when the Liverpool supporters revived a chant from the Anfield songbook a couple of decades ago. Chelsea , they chorused, “ain’t got no history”. Yet when Chelsea avoided making it, it was an achievement for Calum McFarlane but an indictment of Arne Slot .
When Ryan Gravenberch gave Liverpool the lead, Chelsea were on course to equal a club record of seven straight league defeats, set in 1952. They avoided that ignominy. A first point in more than two months came courtesy of Enzo Fernandez, but also due to Liverpool’s failings.
Clubs who have had some epic battles shared a draw that was instead error-strewn and, at times, insipid. These are rivals who contested twin Champions League semi-finals. Now Chelsea almost certainly will not return to the European elite and Liverpool missed the chance to all but book their place in the Champions League.
In a season of missed opportunities, this was another. Perhaps it was a microcosm of their campaign: a flying start, a struggle and an outcome that may prove to be just about satisfactory. Yet too much of the manner of it felt familiar.
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