He scored the winner against Bournemouth on the opening day and scored a crucial late equalizer against Crystal Palace, even though Liverpool lost that game in stoppage time.
Chiesa delivered another key moment against Sunderland, but this time in his own half.
Chiesa saves Liverpool with a beautiful block
Deep into stoppage time, as Liverpool pushed hard for a winner, Sunderland launched a dangerous counter-attack.
A brilliant long pass from the goalkeeper sent Wilson Isidor clean through on goal, leaving Liverpool exposed.
Alisson was beaten, but Chiesa was not. The Italian made a remarkable sprint across the pitch, chasing Isidor from inside his own half before producing a perfectly timed block to deny a certain goal.
Alisson collected the loose ball and saved Liverpool from another damaging home defeat.
Without Chiesa’s incredible work rate and commitment, Liverpool would almost certainly have lost again at Anfield.
Federico Chiesa ran the entire half of the field to reach the goal line in the 93rd minute! ? pic.twitter.com/VX0h5lhvFZ
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It ended in a draw at Anfield, but it could have ended differently…
All thanks to this goal-saving block from Federico Chiesa in the 93rd minute to deny Wilson Isidor! ? pic.twitter.com/LkxR648sOg
— Premier League (@premierleague) December 3, 2025
For James Milner vs Bournemouth in 2020, read Federico Chiesa vs Sunderland in 2025 pic.twitter.com/uSdrybBBwS
— Rijk van de Kop (@empireofthekop) December 3, 2025
Liverpool puts in another terrible performance
Despite Chiesa’s heroics, this was another worrying performance from Liverpool, who were in second place for most of the match.
Sunderland showed more aggression, hunger and desire from the opening whistle and deservedly took the lead in the 67th minute after a sloppy defensive error from Virgil van Dijk, with Chemsdine Talbi capitalizing.
Liverpool eventually equalized in the 81st minute thanks to excellent play from Florian Wirtz, whose majestic dribble and shot heavily deflected before going in, officially credited as a Nordi Mukiele own goal.
Arne Slot started again with Mohamed Salah on the bench, but Liverpool’s problems go much deeper than the Egyptian’s absence.
Tactical problems, lack of fight and repeated defensive errors continue to plague the team.
If Slot cannot quickly reverse this alarming decline, the pressure on the manager will only increase and a potential management crisis in January cannot be ruled out.
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