Liverpool and Chelsea played out a goalless draw as the recent struggles of both teams were laid bare on a cold afternoon at Anfield
Kai Havertz had an early goal disallowed for offside but the game failed to ignite thereafter
 Mykhailo Mudryk did impress for Chelsea off the bench following his move from Shakhtar Donetsk and had a number of opportunities to mark the occasion with a goal
But the two teams remain locked level on points in midtable
 Jurgen Klopp's side have to settle for ending their two-game losing streak in the Premier League, while Graham Potter's side are now on a run of six matches away from home without a win in the competition
It was almost a dramatic start when Havertz thought he had scored following a corner but the replays showed he was clearly offside when Thiago Silva struck the post with the initial attempt
 The Brazilian's effort would have been allowed if he had found the net
That disallowed goal proved a sign of things to come with Liverpool struggling to deal with the set-pieces
 It was a feature of the game with Benoit Badiashile almost opening the scoring just after the half-hour mark only for Alisson to save from close range
Liverpool looked nervous and they were wasteful in attack too
 Cody Gakpo, still searching for his first goal for the club, blazed over twice, while the usually reliable Mohamed Salah either miskicked wildly or curled the ball over tamely when in his favourite zone
It was an error-strewn affair, a stray pass here, a ball miscontrolled there
 It was surprising given the quality of the players but perhaps to be expected given the form of the two teams
 Languishing in midtable, confidence is clearly lacking, everything looks a struggle
Mudryk changed the mood somewhat, all flicks, tricks and purposeful passing
 He skinned James Milner for pace, forcing Klopp to swiftly send for Trent Alexander-Arnold, but even Mudryk did not bring the breakthrough, wasting two good chances on the angle
Potter will take the positives from that and hope the new signing can be a catalyst for further improvement
 Klopp, in his 1000th game in management, is still searching for something that works
 Neither side are showing the form needed to trouble the top four
Competition was not exactly fierce for player of the match but Thiago Silva shaded it for doing more than anyone else to secure the clean sheet at Anfield
 Playing alongside an inexperienced centre-back partner in Badiashile, Silva was as serene as ever
"I am sure he benefitted from playing with Thiago Silva," said Potter of the new defender
 "Everyone benefits
" Chelsea are a team in transition and how long the 38-year-old Brazilian will be part of it remains to be seen, but they are not ready for life without him yet
There was a moment in the second half when he was exposed one-on-one against Darwin Nunez
 The home crowd were up but the old maestro saw out the danger
 "He has got a footballing brain that is above everybody, pretty much," added Potter
 That sums it up
"We started well first half and second half," Klopp told 
 "We had good spells but couldn't keep it up
 We have to be ready for little steps and this is a little step
 A clean sheet against Chelsea, we didn't create a lot of chances and they had some as well
"We defended in the second half with passion and clear organisation, but we were too deep in these moments
 In the end, I'm okay with 0-0 because you have to accept these steps
 We can build on that
 Both teams were very aggressive
""I thought the performance was good," Potter told 
 "Happy with the team, the energy, what we tried to do
 At Anfield, it is always tough
 It is a clean sheet and a point, we move forward
"First half, we were decent, unlucky not to get the goal
 It is what it is
 They started the second half well, and we adjusted a couple of things and gained control, had a couple of chances
 Overall, a positive day, apart from the fact we wanted three points
"turn their attention to the FA Cup, where they visit  on January 29, kick-off 1
30pm
 Their next Premier League game is a trip to  on February 4; kick-off 3pm
Jurgen Klopp's side then have a very busy February which includes a Merseyside derby at home to , live on 
 Liverpool also travel to  and  in that month, either side of hosting  in the Champions League last-16
 have next weekend off as they were eliminated from the FA Cup in the third round at Man City
 Their next game is a west London derby at home to , live on  on February 3
The Blues have two London derbies to contend with in February, travelling to  and at the start and end of the month
 Their other games in February see them host Southampton and travel to  in the Champions League last-16
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