Jonathan Wilson was at Elland Road. Here’s his verdict. Thanks for reading this MBM.

Daniel Farke talks to Sky Sports. “It was difficult today … to get out of this week with these performances and this amount of points is great for the lads … you could feel against the ball we had the energy … whatever was thrown in our way we showed resilience … just a point but it feels a bit like a win … I am happy I can spend the weekend with coffee and cake on the sofa … nothing is achieved yet … but we should take lots of confidence out of this.”

Slot is then asked about Konate’s error that led to the penalty: “He tries to do everything to prevent a cross from coming … if you want to call it a mistake it’s a mistake from hard work, from trying … there was contact, that’s for sure.”

As for Mohamed Salah: “We have to accept the situation we are in and I made my choices based on that … the short-term future of Mo is that he goes in a week’s time to the African Cup of Nations … but before that we play Inter and Brighton.”

… and on the subject of turning Liverpool’s season around … “If you want to base it on what you have seen today … there is every reason to be very positive … but it’s also not for the first time that when we show positive things, there’s not a lot the other team needs to do to score a goal against us … that is what we have to fix … it gets harder and harder to address the positives when the results go against you so many times.”

Arne Slot talks to Sky Sports. “It’s not the first time we have dropped points … not the first time we have conceded a goal in the last minute … not the first time we have conceded a set piece … so everyone can understand what the mood is in the dressing room … 2-0 up, until that moment we have not conceded any chance … the penalty wasn’t a chance for them, but we made it a chance … 2-1, maybe their first chance of the game to go 2-2 … we showed mentality to go 3-2 up … after that I felt we had control … then a set piece comes in nine minutes of extra time … the only ones to blame is us … if you score three goals in an away game that should be enough.”

Post-match postbag. “There won’t probably be any other match resembling Liverpool’s condition to this degree. Great in attack, pack of cards in defence” – Rupak Pramanik

“Liverpool supporter from Chicago here. Before this season, we Reds feared we might lose Konate next summer to Real Madrid. At this point, I fear he may sign for Real Salt Lake” – Dave Berger

“Konate having bombed yet again, you have to wonder what Joe Gomez has to do to get a game in central defence?” – Jan Egil Romestrand

“For all the great decisions they’ve made over the years, selling Quansah will go down as one of the stupidest pieces of business the transfer committee has ever done’ – Graeme Neill

“Oh for the glory days of Kloppo’s heavy metal football. This ‘more controlled’ approach is in reality subdued and stripped of even latent energy. Is this really how Liverpool supporters wish to see their team play?” – Darryl Accone

“Where do you even start? Well, I’d say Liverpool and Wirtz need to go their separate ways asap for both parties’ sakes. It looks like even Slot is beginning to see the writing on the wall” – David Hindle

“To suggest that Wirtz is shying away from the ball because he can’t actually play is a truly bizarre take. As a Liverpool supporter in Germany, I am obviously quite biased, but the one thing that literally no one has disputed thus far is his quality on the ball. With Liverpool struggling to maintain a proper shape going forward, it’s completely normal that only the faster, more aggressive ball carriers like Szoboszlai and Ekitike have made a positive impression this season. I am confident that if our dystopian tactical nightmare ever gets sorted, it will be a different story” – Maximilian Sanderson

Dominik Szoboszlai, who was excellent tonight and has every right to look as frustrated as he does, speaks to Sky Sports. “I don’t know what happened after 2-0 … we thought that the game was over … this is the kind of game you can never underestimate the kind of team you are playing against … maybe after the penalty they had momentum … we came back … a good reaction … but conceding again from a set piece is not the nicest thing … after the 2-2 we showed a good reaction … our mentality … we knew we made a mistake in the way we let them come back … nothing to say about the result … what is in the dressing room stays in the dressing room, it’s not for the public … but we have to manage it and find solutions … you have to look at yourself … did you do everything that is possible? … if the answer is yes, then keep going and the momentum is gonna come … it’s hard to speak about it … last year we became champion, now I don’t even know which position we are … we have to find solutions and show reactions … everybody has to take responsibility … everybody … go on the pitch and show you are ready to fight for this badge.”

The point is enough to move Leeds above Nottingham Forest and into 16th spot. They’ll be extremely pleased to claim four points from two home games against Chelsea and Liverpool; throw in their staunch second-half display at Manchester City, and Daniel Farke’s side look on the right track in their bid to stay up. It’s been a great week for Leeds.

Not so much for Liverpool, though, as the reigning champions pass up the chance to move into fifth spot. Their position in the table looks a little bit less fraught, as their point lifts them to eighth, but that will feel like a big opportunity missed. To be fair, it’s now three games without defeat, after that run of nine losses in 12, but this is an awfully low bar to be setting for a team who started the season expecting to feature in the title race.

Leeds injury-time hero Ao Tanaka talks to Sky Sports. “The last two games … a fantastic atmosphere … we were losing but nobody ever gave up … this week we got four points and it’s good … we are still bottom but we have to be better … we go to the next game.”

Anton Stach adds: “I have goosebumps.”

Marching On Together blares out of the speakers. Leeds celebrate a well-earned draw. Every Leeds player put in a performance. Dominic Calvert-Lewin persistent, Wilfried Gnonto electric. They never gave up, and Daniel Farke’s substitutions turned the match. Arne Slot’s decision to shore things up midway through the second half, with his team in total command, doesn’t look so smart. Liverpool look slightly green around the gills, their defence having capitulated yet again. Hugo Ekitike and Dominik Szoboszlai were both magnificent, but they’ve been let down by their central defenders, both of whom were under par once more. The pressure on Arne Slot remains.

90 min +10: Leeds take it to the corner.

90 min +9: Leeds win a throw down the right. No Ampadu to throw long this time. So they take it short and try to keep it in the corner. This draw will feel like a win, though Liverpool are surely there for the taking.

90 min +8: Elland Road is properly rocking. Their team has really done the club proud this week. First Chelsea, now this!

90 min +7: What moxie from Leeds! Up the other end, Kerkez curls in from the left. Isak guides a header across Perri and inches wide of the right-hand post. Is there another goal in this yet?!

90 min +5: A ball swung into the Liverpool mixer from the right. Gomez, under pressure from the lurking Calvert-Lewin, is forced to head behind for a corner. One corner leads to another, and …

90 min +4: Gary Neville isn’t letting the amount of stoppage time go. “Have I missed something?” he wonders aloud, with a hint of incredulity. But here we are, and play goes on.

90 min +3: Leeds make one last change, swapping out Bogle for Bornauw.

90 min +2: The ball nearly breaks to Calvert-Lewin, free on the penalty spot. Konate hooks a leg around the striker and pokes clear. Some redemption, though it turns out there had been a handball earlier in the move anyway. Konate wasn’t to know that, though. A dreadful mistake for the penalty, but let’s give fair measure.

90 min +1: Gomez goes into the book for a poorly timed lunge into the back of Gnonto.

90 min: There will be nine additional minutes. “I wasn’t expecting that,” says Gary Neville on Sky commentary, though VAR has had quite a bit of work to do, and there have been plenty of goals and subs.

89 min: Liverpool threaten to break three on two. Szoboszlai is cynically bodychecked by Struijk. The referee tries to play advantage, but it’s Gomez on the ball, and the attack quickly fizzles out, so it’s pulled back for a free kick on the halfway line … and a deserved booking for the Leeds man.

88 min: Some head tennis in the Liverpool box. Van Dijk does just about enough to win a duel with Calvert-Lewin, and Alisson claims. Leeds are serving notice that this game is far from done and dusted.

87 min: Leeds throw on another striker. Piroe for Ampadu.

86 min: Gnonto and Stach combine cutely down the left, in a move similar to the Leeds equaliser. But then Aaronson snatches at his shot, which bobbles towards the bottom left and is easily snaffled by Alisson.

85 min: The game gets scrappy. Not sure who that suits best at this juncture.

83 min: Liverpool make another double change, replacing Gakpo and the two-goal hero Ekitike with Endo and Isak.

81 min: Van Dijk is booked for kicking the ball in celebration and striking the referee. When the game restarts, Tanaka has a shot from distance that dribbles into the arms of Alisson. A real sense that the scoring is not over, one way or another.

78 min: A free kick for Liverpool out on the left. Szoboszlai swings it into the mixer. Van Dijk aims a looping header towards the top left. It’s heading in, but Perri gets across to claw the ball out and away with a strong right hand. A fine header but the save was even better!

77 min: Hats off to Daniel Farke, whose substitutions have turned this game around! Arne Slot’s defensive changes not so clever.

74 min: On the touchline, Arne Slot, who had made changes to see the game out, looks distinctly unimpressed with his team. And perhaps specifically Konate, who has needlessly thrown Leeds a lifeline out of nowhere.

73 min: … and now Bogle crosses low from the right, Calvert-Lewin and Gnonto inches away from poking into the bottom-right corner. Goal kick. Elland Road is jumping now!

71 min: The referee is asked to take a look at the monitor. Konate takes out Gnonto. This is going to be given.

70 min: Gnonto dribbles into the Liverpool box from the left. Konate comes sliding in, as the ball goes over the byline. Does he catch Gnonto? Perhaps. Probably, in fact. VAR is going to take a look.

69 min: That was exceptional work by Ekitike, though, who is looking like a proper player.

68 min: Before the corner is taken, Mac Allister and Gomez come on for Wirtz and Bradley. Then Konate slaps a header straight at Perri.

67 min: Ekitike drives down the middle, holding off a couple of challenges before sending Szoboszlai away on the right, and demanding an instant return. He gets it, and shuttles it over to Gakpo, who cuts in from the left and aims a curler towards the bottom right. Perri tips it around the post.

66 min: Leeds make that triple change, sending on Aaronson, Tanaka and Gnonto for Okafor, Gruev and Bijol.

65 min: Gudmundson swings a cross in from the left. Calvert-Lewin glances a header towards the back post. Bogle connects, six yards out, and tries to bundle into the far corner. Alisson parries brilliantly, and turns out Bogle was offside anyway. But what a save.

63 min: Daniel Farke is issuing a lot of tactical instruction to the three players he’s about to throw on. So much so that he misses a window to actually make the substitutions. A throw-in is taken, and play goes on.

61 min: Stach thinks he’s stolen the ball off Jones and hares off with it down the right … but he’d clipped the Liverpool midfielder in doing so. Both player and crowd respond with disbelief, but the decision looked fair enough.

59 min: Liverpool continue to hog possession. Leeds can’t keep hold of the ball, and continue to feel frustration. Calvert-Lewin clanks clumsily into Kerkez and winds the full-back. Leeds need something to happen, and there’s action on their bench.

57 min: Jones one-twos with Wirtz down the inside-left channel and tries to tee up Ekitike in some space inside the box. But the striker’s back on his heels, and can’t react. Perri claims. Had Ekitike been on the front foot, a hat-trick was his for the taking.

56 min: Liverpool stroke it around the back patiently. No rush now. Leeds getting a little bit frustrated, both players and fans.

54 min: Leeds need a response and quickly. Ampadu hoicks a couple of long throws into the mixer from the left. The second comes off Konate and out for a corner. Stach sends it in, but Kerkez clears.

52 min: The goal stands! Ekitike’s shoulder nearly offside as the striker leans forward … but it’s on. Just. And just is enough. That’s Ekitike’s first double for Liverpool.

51 min: Leeds are claiming a foul on the keeper, though Ekitike had the right to go for the 50-50 ball, and simply got there first. But was he offside when Bradley crossed? VAR to check.

46 min: Konate misses a clearing header and suddenly Okafor is in space down the left, advancing on the Liverpool box. But Calvert-Lewin is adjudged to have shoved Konate in mid-air and the whistle goes. That’s a soft free kick.

Leeds get the second half underway. No changes, though Salah and Isak were both put through their paces during the break. “I think our problem this season has been a perfect storm of reliable players being out of form,” writes Graeme Neill. “Not just Salah and Konate; VVD has been shocking, Mac Allister was essential to our success last season and Gakpo was one of those brilliant under-the-radar players that every title winning side needs.”

Half-time postbag. “Painful to watch Florian Wirtz here. He seems completely unable to get himself in a spot where a teammate can pass to him. It looks a lot like the kid who can’t really play and spends the whole game hiding from the ball. Really dreadful I’m afraid. Or worse, his teammates don’t really trust him and don’t want to give him the ball. Or both” – David Hindle

“If Leeds play long, Liverpool’s centre-backs are nowhere to be found: the same situation as the Sunderland match, where Chiesa far quicker to react than the centre-backs. Not good” – Nigel Guest

“This doesn’t feel like a match between last season’s champions of the top and second flight, but it does feel like 12th versus 17th” – Kári Tulinius

“Curtis Jones hit the bar. On target in a sane universe” – Ian Copestake

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45 min +3: Bradley slides in late on Ampadu, who was going nowhere in midfield. He earns himself a booking that will keep him out of Liverpool’s next league game, at home to Brighton next Saturday. Pretty daft.

45 min +2: Liverpool stroke it around to very little effect.

45 min: There have been no shots on target in this first half. Three additional minutes for the teams to sort that out.

43 min: Liverpool continue to pin Leeds back, but once again get frustrated as the home defence holds firm. Eventually Ekitike skittles Gudmundsson, and it’s the whistle / ironic cheering dynamic again.

41 min: The corner leads to an extended period of bedlam in the Leeds box. Leeds can’t quite clear; Liverpool can’t quite get the ball under control for a pop at goal. Eventually Gravenberch bundles into Gruev and the whistle goes for a free kick. The Leeds fans erupt with ironic glee. They’ve not taken to this referee at all.

40 min: Szoboszlai pings a long ball down the inside-left channel for Gakpo, who is clear! But he doesn’t advance on the box with conviction, allowing Rodon to stick by his side. Gakpo makes enough space to shoot, but his low drive is deflected wide left.

39 min: Struijk wrestles with Ekitike on the halfway line and the decision goes against him. The home fans aren’t happy with the referee at all.

37 min: Kerkez busies himself down the left and releases Gakpo, who crosses for Ekitike, six yards out. Ekitike miscontrols, then tries to regain possession by extending his leg. He catches Bijol on the top of his head with a stud or two. Accidental, and there are no hard feelings between the pair after the whistle goes for a free kick.

35 min: Okafor’s sheer presence leads to a corner down the left. Leeds play it short before Gudmundsson crosses. Calvert-Lewin makes a nuisance of himself with his back to goal, and lays off to Struijk, who can only swivel and swish wide left under pressure from hos own man Stach, getting in the way. A big half-chance. A three-quarter chance?

34 min: Kerkez hasn’t had the best start to his Liverpool career, to say the least, but he’s looked the part so far today. Here he curls a speculative low cross in from a deep position on the left. He will have expected someone to gamble on a run. But nobody makes one, and Perri claims.

32 min: Kerkez, snapping in the tackle, steals the ball brilliantly on the halfway line and sends Liverpool off on the counter. Szoboszlai feeds Gakpo down the left and into the box … but Gakpo’s dinked cross, intended for Ekitike at the far stick, is no good whatsoever. What a waste.

31 min: Gudmundsson curls in from the left. Calvert-Lewin gets in between Van Dijk and Konate but can’t connect properly with a header, and eyebrows the ball away from danger. Lovely delivery, and better from Leeds after a slightly dodgy spell.

29 min: Calvert-Lewin backs himself in a footrace with Konate down the left touchline … but loses it, the big defender positioning himself between man and ball and refusing to budge. Calvert-Lewin eventually concedes the foul. Konate’s been woefully out of form this season, but he’s been good in these early exchanges.

27 min: Szoboszlai delivers a good free kick this time, in from the right. He finds Van Dijk, eight yards out. The Liverpool defender powers a header over the bar. He should have worked Perri at the very least. The cross presented itself so nicely, at the perfect height, that he really should have scored.

26 min: Gudmundsson slides in late on Bradley. It was a 40-60 chance to win the ball at best. He catches his opponent’s ankle. A clear booking. Leeds aren’t happy about it, but it was a no-brainer for the referee.

24 min: Wirtz finds a little bit of space on the right but can’t decide whether to take it on himself or interchange with Gravenberch. In the end, he achieves neither. Perri claims.

23 min: Leeds immediately go up the other end, and Van Dijk’s weak backwards header nearly lets Okafor nip clear. Van Dijk, uncertainty suddenly a part of his make-up, is thankful that Konate and Szoboszlai combine to swarm Okafor and clear up the mess.

22 min: Szoboszlai whips the free kick up over the wall, looking for the top-left corner. Up … but not back down. Not his best effort. Goal kick.

21 min: Gruev wins a throw down the left. Ampadu comes across and towels down the ball. Then flings it long. Gakpo clears, and Liverpool counter quickly. Ekitike gallops down the left and flicks infield for Gakpo, who looks to advance down the inside-left channel with an instant touch, only to be upended by Bogle, who goes into the book. No complaints. A free kick in a dangerous position, 25 yards out, just left of centre.

19 min: Gravenberch finds Gakpo on the left with a delicious crossfield pass. Gakpo sends the ball towards the far stick, hoping to find the head of Ekitike. The whipped cross is a couple of inches too high. Goal kick.

17 min: Szoboszlai’s delivery, in from the right, is once again lacking. Like his free kick before, it fails to beat the first man. Liverpool are still to score from a corner in the Premier League this season.

16 min: Space for Jones on the left-hand corner of the Leeds box. He opens his body and shapes a power curler towards the top-right corner. He beats Perri, only for the ball to carom off the junction of post and bar. So unlucky! Then Ekitike has a whack that deflects away for Liverpool’s first corner.

15 min: The busy Jones snatches the ball off a dozing Stach, and tees up Gakpo for a shot, 25 yards out. The ball slams into the nearest defender and away. Liverpool are beginning to settle.

14 min: Ekitike is back up, and after hovering on the touchline awhile, is allowed back on.

12 min: Kerkez crosses high from the left. Perri punches clear, but also catches Ekitike on the ear with his follow-through. Ekitike stays down. He felt that. No question of a penalty – Liverpool certainly don’t ask for one – but the striker needs some treatment. On comes the physio.

11 min: Gudmundsson finds himself in a bit of space on the left. He delivers a fine low cross, along the corridor of uncertainty, but nobody in white is following up and Alisson claims.

9 min: A period of calm possession for Liverpool, their first of the match. It quietens Elland Road … a little bit.

7 min: Kerkez has a bit of space down the inside-left channel, so decides to purchase a ticket to the lottery. A wild swipe disappears high into the stand.

6 min: Stach sends in a low corner. Kerkez, stooping, can’t connect with a header, but Konate blooters clear. The Liverpool defence isn’t at the races.

5 min: Okafor dribbles hard down the left wing, necessitating Gravenberch to come over and slam out for a throw. Ampadu flings it in long. The Liverpool defence allows it to bounce a couple of times, allowing Okafor the opportunity to shoot. His effort is deflected wide left. The first corner of the match coming up.

3 min: Now it’s Leeds’ turn to swing in a free kick. Stach from the right. It’s only half-cleared and drops to Gudmundsson, who chests down and attempts one of those lazy-looking Le Tissieresque swipes from distance. It loops over the bar. Alisson had it covered, but this is a confident start by Leeds.

2 min: Jones loses an aerial duel with Ampadu 30 yards from his own goal, and suddenly Okafor finds himself in space down the inside-left channel. He drags a weak shot across Alisson and wide right. A lively start by both sides.

1 min: Bradley shields the ball on the right touchline, only to be skittled by Gruev. Szoboszlai swings in the free kick … but it’s not very good. It’s half-cleared by the first man, then Ekitike is caught offside.

A quick blast of the piccolo-fest Marching On Together … then Liverpool get the ball rolling. A fantastic atmosphere.

The teams are out at Elland Road. Leeds United in Revie-inspired all-white, Liverpool in Shankly-inspired all-red. Two inspirational figures who knew one or two things about psychology. Everyone looking immense, everyone looking good. It’s hosing down under the lights in West Yorkshire; quite the scene. We’ll be off in a couple of minutes!

Readers react to the updated Premier League table. “I’ve been fairly relaxed about Liverpool’s form so far. The title memory is still fresh and, being only the second in 35 years, still worth celebrating. And 450m quid is a lot, but it wasn’t my money. But seven places behind Everton? If that doesn’t qualify as a crisis, then I’m not sure what does: – Tim Woods

“Following Villa’s victory earlier, it’s On! The league is back On!*” – Matt Dony

^{“ *It is far, far from ‘On’ ” – Matt Dony}

“Not sure how Liverpool can be favourites given their lack of oomph every other game. But the betting industry cannot be wrong. So lump on!” – Ian Copestake

Daniel Farke’s turn to talk to Sky. “We have to go one more time over the line … we have played a few big names … not just the best teams in the UK but the world … we need always a top performance … we had a good second half against Manchester City … a good game against Chelsea … we need physically to be spot on … fight … aggressiveness … be good on the ball.”

He also reports that Lukas Nmecha is missing with a “hamstring strain … we hope to have him back for the next games.”

Arne Slot speaks to Sky Sports. “It is never an easy decision [to bench Mohamed Salah] because we all know what a great player he is … but it’s also up to me to pick the team I think we need today … that’s why I made this decision … it’s not only us, it’s the team we face … the last game I saw from them they have made it really difficult for [Manchester] City in the second half … changed their playing style a little bit … I saw the same against Chelsea … so we tried to adapt to their strength and hopefully we can hurt them where we think there are possibilities … fresh legs … for the third time this season we play three games in seven days … I don’t think last season we had this once … in this intense league when two of them are away from home, you need fresh legs … Alex [Isak] wasn’t fully recovered … I brought in a few … very good players as well … we are far from where we want to be … we have to accept the situation we are in … [having conceded ten goals in three games] in the last two games we have only conceded one and we were one deflection away from keeping a clean sheet.”

All of the earlier Premier League kick-offs have now finished. John Brewin has all the details in Clockwatch, but here are the classifieds anyway.

• Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal

• Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea

• Everton 3-0 Nottingham Forest

• Manchester City 3-0 Sunderland

• Newcastle United 2-1 Burnley

• Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Brentford

All of that means Manchester City cut Arsenal’s lead to just a couple of points, while Everton fly all the way up to fifth. Liverpool can leapfrog their arch rivals with victory this evening. Meanwhile Nottingham Forest’s heavy defeat on the banks of the Mersey gives Leeds the opportunity to overtake them into 16th spot with a point here today. It’s quite the fluid table.

Leeds United make two changes to their starting XI following the win over Chelsea. Noah Okafor and Ilia Gruev replace Ao Tanaka, who drops to the bench, and Lukas Nmecha, who misses out altogether.

Liverpool make four changes after the draw with Sunderland. Both full-backs are replaced: Conor Bradley and Milos Kerkez come in for Joe Gomez and Andrew Robertson. Curtis Jones replaces Alexis MacAllister in the midfield, while Hugo Ekitike steps in for Alexander Isak. All four of the replaced players are on the bench, alongside Mohamed Salah, named as sub for the third game running.