LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool's Alberto Moreno dithered, Newcastle United's Ayoze Perez scored and the Merseysiders' difficulties were laid bare in a few seconds of sloppy defending by a player recruited with the frittered proceeds of Luis Suarez's departure.
This was the narrative that echoed around the Liverpool forums and message boards within seconds of the full-time whistle in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at St James' Park as the Anfield club's fans began to debate where it had all gone wrong.
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