In the wake of Liverpool's latest away-day defeat, the glib jokes flew with more than a hint of truth in jest.
It was claimed that Jurgen Klopp's side had decided to show solidarity with Gary Lineker and his striking BBC Sport colleagues by making sure there were no highlights to be found from their 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth when a presenter-less Match of the Day aired later that night. Gallows humour indeed.
An offside goal, a penalty miss and a first-half clearance off the line aside, the dry-humoured point about the paucity of Liverpool's display was well made across social media on Saturday afternoon.
