The Merseyside giants went into the game as favourites, but Andreas Pereira opened the scoring for the Cottagers in the 11th minute.

Andy Robertson received a straight red card soon after, but Liverpool managed to pull level shortly after the half-time break.

Rodrigo Muniz made it 2-1 in the visitors' favour in the 76th minute, but Jota came off the bench to equalise prior to stoppage time.

Liverpool could not bag the all-important winner in the end, but Slot was pleased with the outcome and praised Jota as well.

The Portuguese recently returned from injury and he made an instant impact with a crucial goal for the Reds in the title race.

He said: "Jota is so intelligent with his positioning and with what to do with the ball. It was a great team goal. It's nice to have him back, he's been away for two months."

Liverpool are currently five points ahead of second-placed Chelsea with a game in hand, but the deficit can be reduced to two if the Blues beat Brentford at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

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