GEWISS STADIUM, BERGAMO // Liverpool might have won on the night but things petered out against Atalanta.

The Reds' vice-captain was instrumental in dictating the play, but waned after the break as his energy drifted away.

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Alongside the returns of Alisson Becker and Curtis Jones, Alexander-Arnold made a big difference for Liverpool, even if it wasn't quite enough.

But there is a chance, and we saw a glimpse of why that is here: Alisson, Jones and Alexander-Arnold getting back to their best is a triple boost and Jota could soon follow.

The Bad

Once again, it was the finishing that let Liverpool down.

But Liverpool could do with getting a bit more from Luis Díaz and Darwin Núñez, Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai started brightly but faded, and Harvey Elliott made little difference from the bench.

There is more than enough attacking firepower available to Liverpool, so how has it all seemingly gone off the boil at the same time?

Instead, Liverpool comes away asking a question that seemingly has no answer: just how can a forward line packed with that much talent have scored only one goal (from a penalty) in three games?

The Ugly

There was little that could be described as ugly on the night but the damage was done a week earlier at Anfield.

At least this time the game was won by Liverpool, even if it wasn't enough.

This was the last game that Jürgen Klopp will oversee in Europe for Liverpool and it wasn't his finest hour.