The Reds were simply never at the races in the Easter sunshine and soon fell behind to a Richarlison opener. Gylfi Sigurdsson broke to add a second from Marcus Rashford's corner and further strikes in the second half by Lucas Digne and substitute Theo Walcott delivered a huge blow to our hopes of finishing in the top four of the Premier League.
It was not good enough for the boss, who pulled no punches in his post-match assessment of the one-sided encounter, after acknowledging those loyal members of the support who made the trip to Merseyside following the final whistle.