Liverpool despair as ever-dependable duo Alisson and Virgil van Dijk gift Arsenal goal with horror mix-up

Liverpool’s title hopes took a potentially crucial blow, and it was down to two of their most trusted stalwarts.

With the score 1-1 against Arsenal and the Reds starting the second half well, a hopeful ball over the top caused all sorts of trouble.

Virgil van Dijk allowed the ball to bounce, and then tried to block the run of Gabriel Martinelli for Alisson Becker to sweep up.

However, the opposite happened in a screen of complete malfunction, and the ball ended up straight at the feet of Martinelli to slot into an open goal.

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