The rain fell incessantly over Anfield as Liverpool and Newcastle staged a madcap contest that ended with Eddie Howe staring at January being the cruellest month for his job prospects.
This was a 4-2 shellacking from Jürgen Klopp’s side that might have been 8-2. It was dire for Howe as it stretches Newcastle’s run to only one win in eight games. Put another way: the football project of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has lost seven of the past eight and their next three scheduled outings before February arrives appear as treacherous as this trip to Anfield.
