Probably very few Everton supporters really expected any other result this lunchtime, and on a wet and dull day, the Blues succumbed to 2-1 defeat to end their short unbeaten run in the Premier League.
Losing by the odd goal away from home to the defending champions and a team that unfortunately looks increasingly likely to end the season again in top spot, is not the worst result in the world.
The Blues never get any breaks at Anfield anyway, and this was again underlined by the fact that only three minutes were added on when these days most Premier League matches seem to have at least five or six minutes extra time, almost as a given. Two yellow cards were the result of protests from Kiernan Dewbury-Hall and Jack Grealish to refereeing decisions.
At that point the visitors were on top and pressing for an equaliser, which on the basis of their second half performance, was probably merited.
However, Everton were already two goals down before they started to really compete, having been under siege for most of the first forty-five minutes.
Going into the break two nil down was always going to be an almost impossible position to recover from, and so it proved to be in the end.
Idrissa Gueye's superb second half strike had brought some temporary hope to Evertonians, but the Toffees could not add to it despite pushing hard late on.
The veteran Senegal midfielder's goal was the kind of finish that has rarely been seen from the strikers the club has employed to score goals.
It is a problem that has plagued the Toffees for a long time now and despite the summer's hectic transfer window activity, it has still not been resolved.
Everton did bring in Thierno Barry from Villarreal in a deal that cost something like £30 million, but he looks a little raw and has not yet found the net for the Blues.
Then, on deadline day, Everton let Yousef Chermiti leave permanently for Rangers and did not have enough time to replace him before the transfer window shut. I think this was a mistake, leaving David Moyes with a lack of options going into this campaign.
Clearly Moyes is not ready to trust Barry to consistently start in Premier League games, and so has usually gone with his only other choice now and last season's main striker, Beto.
The Portuguese centre-forward started against Liverpool as he did in last weekend's goalless draw against Aston Villa. And after missing some gilt-edged chances against the Midlands club, he was again today guilty of failing to take any half-chances that came his way.
Defensively the Toffees are solid as usual, and will be more so when Jarrad Branthwaite eventually returns from injury.
In addition, the team's creativity has been hugely improved particularly with the signings of Jack Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. This was once more evident in the game today.
But the lack of firepower up front is an ongoing issue and it threatens to undermine what Everton might be able to accomplish on the pitch this season.
When January comes round, it is likely the club will have to go back into the transfer market, especially if they have not sorted out cover at full-back, but maybe another striker should also be on the agenda.