Liverpool was thwarted in their attempt to claim their first piece of silverware of the 2025-26 season after he was defeated on penalties by Crystal Palace in Wembley on Sunday afternoon.
The Premier League champions chose the first competitive match of the season-the traditional curtainraiser-to show off their new look that XI are starting, with a number of controversial summer signalies, including Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and Hugo Ekitike.
The latter announced in a style of English football in the center stadium and scored within the first five minutes after the kick -off, thanks to an assist from teammate Wirtz.
And Frimpong later ran his own name on the score sheet after delivering an almost primary school strike from just outside the box, Timed when Fans of Liverpool devoted an applause to their late NO20, Diogo Jota.
But FA Cup winners Palace never felt out of sight and dress their way back to level not once but twice during the game.
The trophy of the place was decided with a procedure, with Mohamed Salah and Alexis Mac Allister among those saved by a rapid thinking Dean Henderson.
Arne Slot, however, may not be too disappointed about the show from his side prior to the first Premier League match of the campaign this season – because his team may have avoided the alleged curse of the tournament.
Only one of the last 14 winners of the collision of domestic champions was the Premier League trophy trophy trophy months later, where Manchester City is double completed during the 2018-2019 season.
For this, fans have to go back to the 2010-11 season to find a team that has completed a similar performance: Manchester United.
United has forms the rare combination and has done this five times since 1993.
Only Chelsea has come close to competing with the Red Devils and won both the Community Shield and Premier League in the 2005-06 and 2009-10 seasons.
Recent history would suggest that Liverpool stars may even be relieved that they have avoided the prize, with the winners of last year Arsenal a somewhat warning story, because their attempt to finally interrupt the dominance of Manchester City at the top of the table ended with Slot's side that won the division.
Even without their number two, Liverpool still looks a team to fear when the Premier League starts this week.
The investment of Slot in a sharpened attack and renewed full-backs in Milos Kerkez and Frimpong have only put their already impressive TopFlight references.
And the intimidating £ 250 million summer spending of the Reds may not be over yet, with Daily Mail Sport reports on Monday that the club is preparing for resuming conversations with Palace via Marc Guehi.
At the moment, however, the appreciation of Palace of £ 45 million is a course of what Liverpool likes to say goodbye for the player, because Guehi has only been talking about his current deal for 11 months.