The message was clear: Liverpool's Premier League title procession is underway - and it'll take more than this to spoil the fun.

It certainly won’t take up much of run-time at least.

This was a Liverpool side in decompression mode and pitted against what is one of the most expensively assembled squads of all time, who were in search of vital points for Champions League qualification at home, it should be viewed as no major shock to see Slot's men beaten when it's all weighed up.

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It would be ludicrous to be overly critical of a side whose overriding ambition of the Premier League title was achieved with a month to spare last week and there were certainly no tears shed from the away end at an inability to extend their already unassailable and ridiculous advantage over Arsenal at the top.

But the likes of Harvey Elliott, Wataru Endo and most notably Jarell Quansah - who had a nightmare - did little to offer their boss a timely reminder of their respective qualities.

It was rotten luck for the young centre-back on what was his first start in the league in his preferred position of centre-back since the opening day at Ipswich.

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