SPORTGLOBE

Liverpool’s fading chances of securing Champions League football were dealt a further blow as an error-strewn display against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park ended in stalemate.

Liverpool are six points behind fourth-placed Tottenham after failing to break down a Palace side who remain without a win in 2023.

Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah both hit the woodwork but had Jean-Philippe Mateta found the back of the net instead of hitting the crossbar, Patrick Vieira’s side could have taken all three points.

Instead the Eagles, now with one win in 11 games, laboured to a point that leaves them six points above the relegation zone with a testing series of games in March to come.

When asked at the post-match press conference about his team’s latest modest display, Klopp replied: “I see it in your eyes and in the players’ eyes as well. It looks like we lost the game – we didn’t.

“We’ve spoiled ourselves with a lot of things, but we cannot suffer because of our own history. That would really be a joke.

“This will not be the season in the history books that people want to look at again and again and again.

“There will not be big movies about it, but we have to go through it anyway.”

The point means Palace remain wary of getting sucked into a relegation battle, with tough-looking matches against champions Manchester City, rivals Brighton and leaders Arsenal coming up in March.