FANS slammed the Anfield pitch as players slipped all over the shop.
Liverpool hosted Real Madrid in another epic European night under the lights on Merseyside.
But it appeared the grounds team may have overwatered the playing surface prior to kick-off.
Within the first couple of minutes, both Mo Salah and Cody Gakpo took unfortunate tumbles, the latter when in a great position in the Real Madrid penalty area.
BT Sport commentator Steve McManaman said: “They need the extra big studs on, change them at half-time.
“Liverpool’s pitch is well watered and will be at half-time.”
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And viewers took to Twitter to blast the state of the pitch.
One said: “Is the pitch waterlogged or something?”
Another wrote: “What’s going on with the Anfield pitch? Both teams struggling!!”
A third added: “Soggy & slippery Anfield. What have they done to the pitch?”
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And a final user hilariously joked: “Why is the Anfield pitch a slip and slide?”
Others compared the pitch to an F1 track in the rain or an ice rink – while one cruelly likened the scenes to Steven Gerrard’s infamous slip in 2014.
Darwin Nunez had no problem keeping his footing when he superbly flicked in Liverpool’s opener in the fourth minute.
But both Jordan Henderson and Eduardo Camavinga fell over in the build-up to the Reds’ second on 14 minutes – however, the big blunder came from Thibaut Courtois.
The Belgian stopper made a hash of a pass back and the ball bounced off his knee to gift Salah an easy finish.
Eder Militao and Vinicius Junior also ended up on their backsides as the chaos continued throughout the first half.
But in the end it was Jurgen Klopp’s Reds who ultimately slipped up most as they blew their two-goal lead to lose 5-2 on a staggering night.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
