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Football News24/7 The last week of football has been a bit of a reality check for Liverpool
After winning their first seven games of the 2018/19 season in all competitions, Jurgen Klopp's side are now winless in three
They crashed out of the Carabao Cup at home to Chelsea last Wednesday and could only muster a late 1-1 draw against the Blues in the Premier League on Saturday
And Liverpool turned in their worst display of the season so far away in Naples last night, losing 1-0 to Carlo Ancelotti's Napoli
Lorenzo Insigne scored a dramatic late winner to throw the group wide open. Aside from Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, Liverpool's starting XI was woeful out in Italy
The front three failed to click again as even James Milner and Gini Wijnaldum endured off nights
The less said about Trent Alexander-Arnold's display, the better. However, it seems Liverpool players maintained showing class after the final whistle, with Mohamed Salah involved in a lovely interaction with Carlo Ancelotti
Liverpool fans noticed that the Egyptian actually handed the Napoli boss his shirt as he walked off the pitch
You often see that happen between players, but not between opposing player and manager
LIVERPOOL FANS REACT It's a lovely moment between two huge figures in the modern game
However, a few Liverpool fans were concerned by the tape present on the shoulder that Salah injured in the Champions League final
It's certainly food for thought, but players do often wear tape long after injuries so it simply could be a precautionary measure by the Egyptian
Ancelotti's tactics of using three centre-backs to nullify Liverpool's attack worked a treat and the Italian explained why
"The Idea was to limit their pressure," Ancelotti said. "We wanted to do something different to the friendly [defeat] in July when we played two centre backs
Mane was going on one and Salah on the other to make space for Firmino. We wanted to limit that
" Don't be surprised if Pep Guardian and Manchester City use a similar tactic on Saturday
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