Liverpool is just not playing well. They are facing some obvious problems. And I really don't think that these problems are going to be fixed anytime soon. Liverpool is not supposed to lose against these opponents. But somehow they are finding it really difficult to perform well and they cannot even imitate what they did in the last season.
The problem is that Liverpool's strikers are currently struggling to score in some match, but are sometimes surprised by their goal festivities for some opponents. Their form has been so erratic that it is always hard to think that Liverpool can win the match easily even if they are the favorites in that match. Liverpool is very different compared to last season, I don't think it's just because Mane has left Liverpool and joined Bayern Munich.
Leeds United should be an easy opponent for Liverpool. But the problem is Liverpool is finding it very difficult to play consistently. Liverpool had a really good match against Manchester City. And that same Liverpool is losing against Leeds United. These things don't make sense to me for some reason.
There is prestige between Manchester City and Liverpool, while in a match on paper it is easy for Liverpool it turns out that the players are not playing optimally. I don't understand what the problem is, but the Liverpool forward doesn't seem to be consistent across match.