A quickfire double from Milan Pavkov midway through the first half gave the Serbian title-holders control of a tie the Reds had hoped to win to consolidate top spot in Group C.
But Jürgen Klopp’s men could not find a way back into the match and, with their points total therefore staying at six, will need to gain results from their remaining fixtures against Paris Saint-Germain and Napoli.
Team news…
The manager made three changes in Serbia with Joel Matip, Adam Lallana and Daniel Sturridge coming into the XI in place of Joe Gomez, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino.