Okay, Liverpool have nothing to play for… but 5-0 down at Stoke is unforgivable. With Brendan Rodgers already under pressure after what has been a poor season, the last thing he needs heading into crunch talks with the club’s American owners is a stat like this one hanging over his reign…

To make matters worse, Charlie Adam spent the first 45 minutes pulling the strings for the Potters, after being sold by Liverpool amid suggestions that he was not good enough for the Reds.

And with Raheem Sterling’s future far from clear, if the 20-year-old hasn’t yet made his mind up, surely he must be thinking that Anfield is not the place to be, despite the crowing about the ‘good of his future’.

Naturally, fans and pundits on Twitter were quick to ounce on the situation, and here are some of the best reactions. Rodgers out, embarrassment, poor ol’’ Stevie… it’s all out there…