Our Weekender has Mel Reddy, Paul Senior and Adam Melia looking back on Liverpool's first defeat of the season. What did Liverpool do well and what went wrong? How special was Hazard's goal? Then Neil Atkinson speaks to Rory Smith about the cycle sides can end up tangled up in using Manchester United as an example.

Timo Tierney talks about Tea Street Band's new album and the importance of it charting well. Paul Senior lets us in on Motel's fifth birthday plans.

Then we look ahead to the big one on Saturday night. Chelsea The Second.

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The Weekender: No Backward Steps For The Relentless Reds