Liverpool's five match winning run is stopped by a resurrected Newcastle side

Klopp's men were beaten 2-0 at St James Park with Skrtel scoring an own goal in the 69th minute and Wijnaldum scored in the last 5 minutes of the match to seal the win.

I thought that the Reds were poor today and certainly missed Emre Can in midfield, his size and presence would have been a great help as the midfield of Newcastle dominated Liverpool's throughout the match.

The Reds didn't show enough fight and urgency to get a goal and put pressure on the Newcastle defence. Skrtel's own goal was unfortunate but Wijnaldum shouldn't have been able to have enough space in the box to pull off a shot on goal. Newcastle's second goal was a counter attack at the end of the game that was scored by Wijnaldum to end Klopp's hope of gaining a point out of the match. Liverpool did have a goal wrongly ruled out for offside but I thought the Reds didn't deserve a goal and didn't deserve to gain a point out of the game.

A disappointing performance couldn't have come at a worse time with Spurs and the two Manchester clubs dropping points. Klopp's side could have moved within 3 points of the top 4.

My Player Ratings:

Mignolet 5/10

Clyne 5/10

Skrtel 4/10

Lovren 5/10

Moreno 5/10

Lucas 3/10

Allen 5/10

Milner 5/10

Ibe 5/10

Firmino 4/10

Benteke 4/10

Subs:

Sturridge 5/10

Origi N/A

Lallana 6/10

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