At the home of the Grand National, we simply weren’t at the races in the first half and Liverpool took full advantage.
Sadio Mane scored twice in as many minutes as we found ourselves 2-0 down inside 20 minutes. It might have been worse.
We did start coming to life at the end of the half - Heung-Min Son denied one-on-one by Simon Mignolet - but the second half was a bit of a non-event, the scoreline stayed the same and we were left to reflect on our first loss in 10 in the Premier League.
“Normally aggression and desire are our strengths so it’s difficult to explain,” said Toby.