Anzhi 1 Liverpool 0

Same old feeling of frustration as a LFC fan where we control games to an extent but fail to put away chances.

In a game we hoped to get at least a point we came away empty handed.

The chances were down to a bare minimum in the first half with several incidents standing out,  a mistake by Wisdom being one,  giving Samuel Eto a chance saved by Jones (again deputising for the injured Reina) pushing the ball over acrobatically.

Just on the stroke of half time a  through ball to Traore found  Coates out of position, Traore chipped the ball over him to beat an advancing Jones with a lob for a 1-0 lead.

The team had played relatively well without looking threatening throughout the first half except for a intricate move which Morgan laid a smart pass through to Henderson who again when through on goal showed a lack of confidence by trying a return pass when it was more easier to take a shot at goal.

The second half we showed a bit more promise with good movement from Morgan after a neat pass by Cole creating a half chance which he hit into the side netting - being critical of our young striker I would instruct him to hit the shots across the keeper rather than at his near post.

We then had to be wary of a chance made out of nothing by the 6ft 8in striker Traore but the shot went just wide - with that threat on goal we brought on both Suso and Pacheco.

Traore had a further two chances in the game, first with a bullet header well saved by Jones and with the goal at his mercy, Traore screwed his shot wide before being substituted which Coates must have been relieved about as he struggled with Traore's ungainliness.

Suso was outstanding as a sub and had a snap shot bounce off the keeper to Cole who hit the rebound straight at the keeper and behind.

We had a chance late on which Henderson ballooned over and summed up his continued lack of confidence.

Man of the Match - Jonjo Shelvey - always available throughout the game played like a veteran and has continued to improve as a midfielder every week - he needs to continue to curb his over-enthusiasm when tackling as he picks up yellow cards too frequently.

Positives - Suso - extremely talented stylish player who just oozes class and will continue to make an impression as the players get better around him.

Morgan showed more promise and movement in half a game today than Borini has shown since signing for us.

Negatives - We continue to lose games despite playing well and the excuses from Rodgers are beginning to wear thin every game we do not win!

Henderson never lived up to his promise to prove he deserved to get back into the first team as he just kept things simple like Joe Allen and is not forcing Rodgers hand when he gets a chance by playing like Shelvey and forcibly attacking.