Liverpool were ultimately condemned to a 3–2 defeat by Manchester United in a chaotic affair at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon. Forced into a tactical reshuffle by a glut of injuries to his frontline, Slot opted for the midfield pairing of Dominik Szoboszlai and Florian Wirtz through the middle as a pair of false nines with Cody Gakpo cutting in from the wing. That approach would leave the visitors horribly exposed down their left wing, which is where the second of United’s quick-fire double originated from. However, Slot stuck by this approach and was rewarded right after restart. Szoboszlai scored Liverpool ’s first before teeing up Gakpo’s equalizer in the 56th minute. Yet, just as the Merseyside giants threatened to pull off a historic turnaround, they were undone again. This perennially exposed iteration of Liverpool continued to give up chances and were ultimately punished by Kobbie Mainoo’s well-placed strike with a quarter of an hour to play.…