Watford 3-0 Liverpool: 5 reasons why the Reds lost the game | Premier League 2019-20 

#1 In all honesty, it has been coming

Liverpool FC v West Ham United - Premier League

A lot has been made of the greatness of this Liverpool team and, despite this defeat, their status as one of the all-time great Premier League teams is guaranteed.

However, even before their defeat to Atletico, cracks had begun to show in Klopp's seemingly invincible army in recent weeks.

Wolves can genuinely consider themselves unlucky to have lost to a late Roberto Firmino strike, and fashioned more than enough chances to nick a point in January, while the 4-0 victory over Southampton largely flattered Liverpool, especially in a first half utterly dominated by the Saints.

They needed Sadio Mane to come off the bench and score the winner against bottom-placed Norwich a fortnight ago, while Fabianski's clanger paved the way for their dramatic 3-2 win over West Ham last week.

That Liverpool managed to pick up wins in these games despite difficult circumstances was testament to their 'monster mentality' but, unlike each of those matches, there was simply not enough in the tank or individual brilliance to push them over the line against Watford.

The Reds have not been at their devastating best in recent weeks, and perhaps this defeat will act as the proverbial kick up the backside to help them rediscover the drive that made them re-write the record books.