Liverpool won their 11th home game in a seven-goal thriller against Fulham.

Trent Alexander-Arnold scored after Dominik Szoboszlai was fouled 20 yards from goal on 20 minutes with a magnificent dipping free kick.

Harry Wilson quickly leveled the score in front of The Kop by pouncing at the far post and sending a shot slithering between Caoimhin Kelleher’s legs.

Alexis Mac Allister restored the balance of power late in the first half with a magnificent half-volley from 27 yards to score his first goal for the club.

After Kenny Tete bundled the ball home from close range, the visitors produced a second equalizer, which was awarded after a lengthy VAR review.

In the closing ten minutes, they threatened to add to the Reds’ anguish when Bobby De Cordova-Reid headed home comfortably from Tom Cairney’s cross.

However, Jurgen Klopp’s team responded with two late goals in as many minutes, both from Wataru Endo and Alexander-Arnold.

Anfield’s primary talking points were as follows:

The late show keeps the title dream alive

Liverpool faced a potential reckoning as the clock struck twelve on Sunday.

Jurgen Klopp’s team have not tasted defeat on home soil since a Champions League thrashing by Real Madrid eleven months and 16 games ago.

Records are made to be broken, and the Reds were in danger of not only losing theirs, but also their position in the Premier League title fight this season.

Marco Silva looks destined to join Carlo Ancelotti, the new manager of Everton, as the only opposing manager to win at Anfield in 2023.

However, the status quo in L4 has remained unchanged thanks to an 11th unbeaten outing of the season that had all the hallmarks of a modern top-flight classic.

It was almost remarkable that Klopp’s depleted and deflated charges were able to rally twice in as many minutes to deny Fulham a spectacular victory.

When all is said and done in May, it could be considered a watershed moment.

The case for Klopp’s defense is eroding

The Anfield fans must have felt a sense of déjà vu at times against Fulham.

Between the barrage of goals and sloppy defending, Liverpool appeared to have reverted to Brendan Rodgers’ almost men of 2013/14.

The latter provided some relief, with Caoimhin Kelleher and Kostas Tsimikas filling in for Alisson and Andy Robertson, respectively.

Nonetheless, the improvised nature of the backline could not excuse the Cottagers’ two first-half goals, which came mainly against the run of play.

Virgil van Dijk’s marauding run in the build-up to Harry Wilson’s equalizer against his former club left the defense extremely stretched.

There was absolutely no excuse for the sloppy marking after the break, which allowed Bobby De Cordova-Reid to head in the visitors’ third unopposed.

Concerns have been raised as Joel Matip limped out late in the game, while his replacement Ibrahima Konate appeared to be lagging behind.

Perhaps a fluke, but the case for Klopp’s defense is deteriorating.

The Reds are hosting a Goal of the Month competition

A Liverpool player may occasionally have his own in-game Goal of the Month competition.

The most recent protagonist has been Mohamed Salah, while Luis Suarez made a remarkable selection against Norwich City exactly a decade ago.

Rarely, however, has such a high volume of breath-taking efforts been delivered across the entire team as the ones produced against Fulham.

Alexander-Arnold’s brace was superb, pinging a free kick from 20 yards off Bernd Leno before burying a low drive in front of The Kop late on.

However, the merits of Alexis Mac Allister and Wataru Endo’s first goals in a red shirt will have been hotly disputed in numerous post-match autopsy.

As he marched into the rasping attempt that left Bernd Leno grasping at thin air, the Argentine’s half-volley from fully 27 yards out was a true collector’s item.

Endo, meanwhile, scored four minutes after coming in with a fantastic curling first-touch finish into the upper righthand corner of The Kop’s net.

Anfield provided its own examples a week after one sublimely executed strike prompted a debate over the greatest goals in Premier League history.