For longer than they would have thought was possible, Liverpool have been able to revel in the Manchester United misery. That shoe was finally on the other foot at Old Trafford.
An underwhelming start to the season just became an awful one. Two points from nine available already leaves them looking up at the early-season pace-setters.
A first Premier League defeat since December shouldn't immediately sound like cause for a particularly sizable inquest at the AXA Centre this week. And with a shadow of some perspective, defeat away at Manchester United, in any era, can happen to Liverpool. On its own, it should not necessarily lead to any real serious introspection within the ranks.
