A stunned Dominik Szoboszlai was left flabbergasted after Liverpool let a two-goal lead slip at Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday night. The Reds were cruising towards victory when Hugo

Reigning English Premier League champion Liverpool’s bid to right its ship and return to contention next sets up a Saturday matchup with 17th place Leeds United.

Then Gabriel Gudmundsson gifted Conor Bradley possession out wide. The right-back curled in for Ekitike to then compete with Perri again and squeeze the ball in at close quarters. Mohamed Salah was left on the bench for a third game running in a further sign that head coach Arne Slot is losing faith with the attacker.

Mohamed Salah was once again named on the bench as Arne Slot made four changes from midweek disappointment at home to Sunderland and it was one of the incomers who served up Liverpool’s first chance. Curtis Jones took aim from the edge of the penalty area, but his bending effort crashed off Lucas Perri’s crossbar.

Leeds is worrying about their status in the table. After receiving promotion last year, the club might be heading back down to the Championship, if it is not careful. The Whites did score a stunning win over Chelsea on Wednesday, snapping a four-match losing skid.

Liverpool travel to Elland Road on Saturday evening needing a victory to steady their season. Arne Slot’s side suffered a frustrating 1-1 draw against Sunderland midweek. Consequently, they dropped

Both NBC and Peacock will offer coverage of Liverpool’s trip to Elland Road to those in the United States, with Telemundo Deportes providing a Spanish language broadcast. fuboTV will show the fixture in Canada, while TNT Sports and HBO Max have rights in Mexico.

For the third game in a row, Liverpool boss Arne Slot has benched Mohamed Salah. Conor Bradley is back in the side after a spell on the sidelines and Hugo Ekitike returns to the starting XI, with Alexander Isak dropping to the bench for the visitors.

Daniel Farke has not ruled out the pair, who starred in Wednesday's 3-1 win at home to Chelsea, but muscle injuries will force a late call.

Only Alan Shearer (20) and Thierry Henry (10) have more goals against Leeds in the Premier League than Salah (9), who scored a brace against the Yorkshire side during his last trip to Elland Road in 2023.