Tentativeness has crept into misfiring Liverpool’s attacking play

The interaction between Jürgen Klopp’s front three is not what it was and Mohamed Salah has seemed bafflingly out of sorts

There was a moment with just over an hour played when Jordan Henderson picked up possession in the centre-circle. He looked up, waited, looked up some more and eventually, having no other option, floated a long ball forward. Chris Smalling won the header against Sadio Mané and another Liverpool attack withered into nothingness. The impetus of November and December has ebbed away and although Liverpool still have the title in their own hands, there is a distinct sense that the momentum is now with Manchester City.

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