From Injury-Time Triumphs to Troubles - Liverpool's Last-Minute Scoring Issue

Liverpool's dangerous strategy has been packed with danger during this campaign and the Premier League title holders have now dropped their stability dramatically to drop from first place of the standings.

Arne Slot's defending title holders grabbed successes with late goals in the beginning phase of the protection of their crown, depending on thrilling conclusions to claim triumphs while masking performance that has been indifferent since the term commenced.

The Turning Tide

Bournemouth, Newcastle United, The Gunners, Burnley and The Spanish side all fell to last-gasp blows – but it was a dangerous unsustainable strategy, notably with the team away from their best.

And now they have tasted a bitter taste of their own strategy in two instances in a week's span.

Recent Losses

Chelsea's earned 2-1 triumph was secured through the Brazilian's 95th-minute finish, while the team's initial English top-flight loss of the term was delivered by Eddie Nketiah's 97th-minute goal for Crystal Palace.

Amid these losses, Galatasaray overcame Liverpool 1-0 in the unique atmosphere of Istanbul's commanding stadium, with the manager suffering three consecutive games for the first time in his leadership tenure.

Manager's Perspective

"The previous week, similar to the current week, the fine margins haven't fallen in our favor," Slot told broadcasters.

"During both fixtures we've created more chances than the opponent we have faced - however the reality is that we have only scored once in each match and the other team has scored two times."

Numerical Breakdown

Narrow differences indeed - but it's unquestionable the remarkable change in fortunes. A staggering ten scores have been netted after the 80th-minute mark in the team's 11 games up to now this term.

All but two of those strikes have altered the outcome of the game.

The Reds' Last-Minute Goals - Winning and Losing

The successes...

• The Merseyside club 4-2 The Cherries - Federico Chiesa 88' and Mohamed Salah 90+4'

• The Magpies 2-3 Liverpool - The young talent 90+10'

• The home side 1-0 Arsenal - Dominik Szoboszlai 83'

• Burnley 0-1 The champions - Mohamed Salah (pen) 90+3'

• The English side 3-2 The Spanish club - The defender 90+2'

• Southampton 1-2 Liverpool - The striker 85'

The setbacks...

• The Eagles 2-1 The visitors - The winger 87' and The forward 90+7'

• The Blues 2-1 Liverpool - The Brazilian 90+5'

Underlying Challenges

Last-minute strikes or regardless, the harsh reality is that the team have been a faint imitation of the squad that cruised to the Premier League prior term.

Liverpool have looked disjointed after an integration of approximately £450m value of fresh acquisitions.

Tactical Modifications

The manager provided the team a more familiar setup by dropping the German playmaker to restore the title-winning engine room of Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai and Alex Mac Allister.

The visitors were not quite as open, although the midfielder was moved to right-back when Conor Bradley was substituted at the break.

Personal Struggles

Mohamed Salah, among the best footballers ever to wear the club, has been representative of their struggles.

Merely a simpleton would dismiss the 33-year-old who has been displaying moments of brilliance since he arrived at Anfield in June 2017.

Future Prospects

Following the team reorganize following the FIFA window, they will reasonably anticipate much more from their expensive attacking talent.

From a team appearing to sweep all opposition previously in the campaign, though without being at peak form and counting on late goals, Liverpool presently seem unstable.

This constitutes the most difficult period for the manager since he took over from his predecessor.

Several lament the break of the FIFA dates – the struggling side are now having difficulties to such an extent they may just welcome the opportunity to reset mentally.