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Liverpool looked set to earn a point having gone a goal behind against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, only for the 18-year-old Brazilian forward Estevao to pop up at the back post in the 95th minute.
And in the aftermath of the game, Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella raised eyebrows with his comments about a Mohamed Salah weakness that the Blues targeted to net the decisive goal.
"We tried to attack always because we know that Salah is always ready to attack, to play the counter-attack," Cucurella admitted on Sky Sports. "So we know that, we practice, and the manager tells us that the space is maybe there. We saw that in the last minute."
It was a point picked up on by pundits, including Danny Murphy and Ian Wright. With Salah struggling to make much of an impact going forward at the moment, his lack of defensive contributions are more glaring.
"The situation that kept arising down that left-hand side for Liverpool and Salah’s lack of tracking," Murphy noted on Premier League Productions' coverage of the game.
"It would be fascinating to sit down with Arne Slot and say: ‘How much freedom do you give him to not have to do that?’
"Because at the moment, that system, especially playing a No.10 and not having that extra midfielder in behind Salah, is causing big problems."
Wright added, "The players will know at some stage that, 'Listen, gaffer, you’re going to have to have a word because we’re getting dragged all over the place and if he’s not going to come back and help us, it’s going to cause us problems.'"
But Slot stuck up for Salah during his post-match press conference. "He had many opportunities to do what he’s done so often... but he is a human being and not every chance is a goal," the Liverpool boss said.
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Salah has scored three goals this season to date, but two of those were from the penalty spot. He sat on the bench for most of the midweek trip to Galatarasay in the Champions League but didn't have much of an influence when he returned to the side.
Liverpool.com says: Salah being given more freedom was not an issue last season. As Virgil van Dijk told reporters post-match, Liverpool has to get back to what worked so well then.
Of course, if Cucurella says Chelsea spotted that as a potential weakness, it is going to make headlines. Ultimately, though, Liverpool will have a net benefit across the course of the season if Salah is allowed to 'cheat'.
He will score many more goals than he will allow to happen at the other end. Slot has given his main man more licence to be ultra-attacking for a reason, even if it hasn't clicked for him so far this season.
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