Having endured his most torrid Anfield night on Tuesday evening, Jurgen Klopp, given the choice, would surely have handpicked Selhurst Park for his next destination with Liverpool.
With seven successive victories in south London - including his biggest-ever away win as Reds boss in December 2020 - it's a venue that has so often been kind to the German.
But in this misshapen campaign, it seems not even away wins at Crystal Palace are sacred anymore. Liverpool were handed the ideal chance to turn up the heat on Newcastle and Tottenham above them here and they fluffed their lines. The post-match highlights packages will be short, let's put it that way.
