Liverpool once again struggled to look like, well, Liverpool. In the end, they were caught by Tottenham, which is bordering on criminal. The Reds had everything in their favour. A goal ahead, at home, against an injury-ravaged side with no confidence.
The narrative is that Spurs fought back gamely and maybe there was a flicker, but that isn't what I saw.
Igor Tudor's men didn't play particularly well on Sunday, giving the ball away far too easily and looking unlikely to create much as a result of their collective self-belief being shot to pieces over the past few months.
Yet Liverpool still let it slip at Anfield when the battle for the Champions League places should have been enough to rouse a better performance.
With the defeat by Galatasaray still smarting, the visit of the Turkish side for the second leg on Wednesday could well be the most important game of their season so far.
Not good when they were so average against Spurs.
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