Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk after Liverpool's draw with Sunderland (Image: (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images))

Liverpool needed a late own goal to rescue a point against Sunderland at Anfield . Confidence was high heading into the game after a morale-boosting 2-0 victory over West Ham United at the weekend.

However, the first-half was a rather drab affair, although Alex Mac Allister did hit the woodwork. Sunderland, though, took a deserved lead when Chemsdine Talbi's 25-yard shot deflected in off Virgil van Dijk.

Liverpool, to their credit, rallied to the setback and rescued a point when Florian Wirtz's shot deflected in off Nordi Mukiele with nine minutes left. And below is a look at Liverpool’s next five fixtures in the Premier League compared to their rivals.

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