Louis van Gaal did not get much right at Manchester United but one of the things he said after he left struck a chord.
Speaking to the BBC, he said: 'The media do not analyse the game. They analyse the result.'
Had Van Gaal's football at United been as sharp as this observation then he may have been in business. Nevertheless, there is some truth in what he said. Too many opinions in football are framed by the outcome of a single game and it is not just the media that does it.
This brings us to Liverpool's Champions League exit at the hands of Atletico Madrid.