Liverpool blew a comfortable lead to be pulled back by Sevilla in a 3-3 draw.

In a classic game of two halves, Jurgen Klopp’s side begain the game on the front foot with Roberto Firmino headed the visitors ahead after just 88 seconds.

Sadio Mane doubled the lead with an identical goal while Firmino added a second to put the Reds on course to seal a place in the Champions League knock-out stage.

However the second half Alberto Moreno conceded a free kick and subsequently failed to mark Wissam Ben Yedder at the near post to hand Sevilla a lifeline.

Things went from bad to worse for the Spain international on a return to his former club as he conceded a penalty from which Ben Yedder notched a brace.

In the third minute of stoppage time, Guido Pizarro completed the comeback when he poked home a corner as Liverpool were forced to share the spoils.

Here were the key talking points from Spain:

Moreno restarts the left-back debate

 

So much for Alberto Moreno turning around his Liverpool career.

Last season’s version of the left-back reared an ugly head in the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan and the signs had been coming long before his defensive horror show.

It was clear that his Sevilla homecoming had stolen focus as he allowed Ben Yedder to fire unmarked at the far post when the Reds were only a goal ahead.

A booking for a rash challenge was only a sign of things to come as Moreno went into meltdown in the second half until he was replaced by James Milner.

The speed at which he was replaced in the wake of conceding the penalty for Ben Yedder’s second suggests Klopp may have finally lost patience with the defender.

With a decisive run of games ahead for Liverpool in the next few weeks, questions are understandably being asked of the left-back position once again.

Fab Four are a handful for anyone

 

There should have only really been one story to this match and it belonged to Liverpool’s creative front four.

Between them, the quartet of Mane, Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Philippe Coutinho had the Group E encounter virtually sewn up by the half-time interval.

Cutting through Sevilla at will, the way they interchange and have a developed understanding of each other’s movements makes them very difficult to defend against.

The hosts had been unbeaten for over a year at home but struggled to know which players to press on with the combined speed and ability to get among the goals.

Even set pieces, Anfield’s timeless bugbear, produced goals to show just how a continued evolution of the foursome will influence how far the team goes this season.

Reds planning for life without Can

 

As rumours continue about his future, Emre Can once again found himself starting on the substitutes’ bench in Seville.

Klopp appears resigned to losing the Germany international as a renewal appears unlikely and the option for him to agree terms with other clubs from January.

Planning the style of this Liverpool side without Can’s influence is already taking shape with Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum preferred in the role.

His only hope is that he may have an important role to play if the partnership is unable to serve to steer Klopp’s team to its ultimate goals this season.

Karius needs to be tested more

 

In games like this, where Loris Karius was a passenger for most of the first half, it is difficult to judge just how far the goalkeeper’s Liverpool career has progressed.

The designated Champions League stopper only made an important one-handed safe to deny Nolito and comfortably caught a free kick in a quiet 45 minutes.

But it was a secure punch which prevented a Sevilla attack which highlighted Karius’ growing confidence and a possible steel often missing with Simon Mignolet.

Klopp’s policy of rotating goalkeepers for different competitions may end up harming all of them and still not provide a definitive answer of who truly deserves Anfield’s number-one jersey.