Second half
Mohamed Salah was introduced into the action during the break, replacing Cody Gakpo – and Liverpool started with intent.
Salah and Wirtz both had attempts into crowded boxes blocked by blue shirts, with Roefs not truly tested in the early exchanges.
Then, just after the hour, a near-post header from Alderete crashed against the outside of the post and behind as Sunderland demonstrated their threat once more.
And, with 67 minutes on the clock, it was the Black Cats who opened the scoring. Talbi collected possession around 20 yards out and took aim, with the effort beating Alisson via the aid of a deflection off Van Dijk.
However, Liverpool levelled with nine minutes of normal time remaining.
It was a goal that owed much to the tenacity of Curtis Jones – an earlier substitute for Gomez – who stepped up to win possession and find Wirtz inside the box.
The No.7 then created space by shifting the ball onto his left foot before lifting a finish into the top corner via a deflection off Mukiele 15 yards out.
The home team piled on the pressure in search of a decider, winning a series of corners – but in a dramatic finale, Wilson Isidor rounded Alisson only to have his strike towards the empty net blocked on the line by Federico Chiesa.
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