Standing on the touchline and being on the receiving end of sarcastic jeers from Arsenal supporters wasn’t how Jurgen Klopp would have wanted to spend his Anfield anniversary.
Mockery from the Gunners fans, though, was the least of the worries for the Liverpool boss as a troubling season plumbed new depths on the weekend he marked seven years in charge.
A second Premier League defeat of the season – leaving Liverpool with a miserly 10 points from eight games, their worst such start to a campaign in a decade – is problem enough.