Rafael Benitez grimaced on the touchline as nine-man Liverpool
were given a mauling in a humiliating defeat at Craven Cottage.
Liverpool defenders Philipp Degen and Jamie Carragher were sent
off for reckless fouls and by the end the Fulham crowd were chanting
''Easy, easy'' as Liverpool resembled a shambles.
Goals from Bobby Zamora, Erik Nevland and Clint Dempsey gave Roy
Hodgson's side a deserved victory with Fernando Torres grabbing
the one consolation for Liverpool.
But this was a match which only demonstrated that Torres cannot
do it all by himself.
He cannot keep producing the only quality in a Liverpool team which,
without the injured Steven Gerrard and Glen Johnson, looks bereft
of ideas and creativity.
We had wondered what the significance was of that stirring victory
over Manchester United last weekend.
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