Liverpool 2 Swansea 3: Jurgen Klopp can forget winning Premier League, Philippe Coutinho is struggling and Swans still need to improve
Five things we learnt as Reds crashed to defeat to bottom club that all but ends their hopes of being crowned champions
LIVERPOOL crashed to a shock home defeat to bottom club Swansea as Fernando Llorente struck twice to help the Welsh club to a famous win.
The Spanish striker fired the Swans into a two goal lead before Liverpool fought their way back on level terms through two Roberto Firmino goals.
But Gylfi Siggurdsson then snatched a third for Swansea to leave Anfield in a stunned silence at one of the biggest upsets of the season so far.
SunSport brings you five things we learnt from a crucial day at both ends of the table.
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Liverpool won't win the title
Liverpool can pretty much forget any thoughts of winning the Premier League this season - they just aren't good enough.
Sides who win titles don't lose at home to the bottom club who have the worst defensive record in the division, and if ever there was an example why Jurgen Klopp still has work to do then this was it.
By the end of the weekend the Reds could well be ten points adrift of Chelsea at the top, and that looks too much ground to make up already.
There was a desperation about the players and the supporters as Swansea fought for their lives - they know this result could be the end for them this season.
No defence, no chance
It's hardly rocket science to know Liverpool are vulnerable in the centre of their defence, yet Liverpool managers over the last few years have seemed at a loss of how to deal with it.
Brendan Rodgers went on the all-out attack in an effort to just score more than his side conceded, while Klopp has placed all his faith in his high press protecting them.
But sooner or later they are going to have to address the problem because too often they are conceding as opponents take advantage of the weak centre.
The defending for Fernando Llorente's first goal was comical, wasn't much better when the Spaniard headed home his second and the less said about the defending for the crucial third goal, the better
Trophies are won by the smallest margins, and this fragility is costing them dear.
Reds need to find another way
They found it hard to break down League Two Plymouth over two matches, and there were similar frustrations as Swansea chose to pack their defence and limit Liverpool space going forward.
Jurgen Klopp's side will have to figure out a way of playing when they are faced with such negative tactics from their opponents if they are to sustain consistent challenges for honours.
These are the kind of problems the top sides have to get used to and Liverpool are finding out it can't all be about being pleasing on the eye.
They got back into this game on the back of slinging in two crosses, and maybe they are going to have to trust themselves more with that approach rather than passing their way through teams.
Swans still need more work
Paul Clement has learnt his trade from two of the best managers in the business, in Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti, so tactically he should know his stuff.
And the way he sent Swansea out shows he had done his homework because they negated some of the key parts of Liverpool's attacking play.
For large parts of the season th e Swans have been a shambles at the back and if they are to have any chance of surviving the drop they have to get their basics right.
They were dismantled by Arsenal last week, but it looks as though Clement has worked hard on them over the past week because they looked more organised and were taking more responsibility at the back.
But there is no disguising a lack of quality, and it was down to poor defending that Liverpool clawed their way back into the game with two quick strikes.
They still need to learn the basics, and quickly.
Coutinho is not at the races
Philippe Coutinho has been brilliant for Liverpool, but they can't expect him to return from the best part of two months out and be firing on all guns.
Coutinho looked short of sharpness before he was hauled off just ten minutes into the second half, and it is clearly going to take him time to get fully back up to speed.
But Liverpool don't have too much breathing space to wait, especially with Sadio Mane away on African Cup of Nations duty - they need to get their Brazilian back on song as soon as possible.
