IAN HERBERT AT ANFIELD: Hope sprang eternal because this is Anfield‚ the partisan‚ stubbornly inhospitable place where European comebacks have become an art form and folk memory. Long before kick-off‚ they were‚ of course‚ dialling down the list of clubs who had arrived here with an advantage and left with nothing: Barcelona 2019‚ Olympiacos 2004‚ right back to St Etienne 1977‚ when a skinny-legged David Fairclough danced through the French midfield and sent Liverpool on into a European Cup they won. This challenge seemed every bit as great as those because‚ although Galatasaray brought a mere one-goal advantage‚ something at the heart of Liverpool is malfunctioning. A club whose glories have always been based on the collective is suddenly a group of moving parts. 'Not a team but a team of individuals‚ as Jamie Carragher put it in a searing and significant analysis on Sky's Monday Night Football this week‚ after the late capitulation to Tottenham Hotspur which in so many ways felt like a defeat.

Eirik Horneland St Etienne stint defended as Aberdeen continue to play waiting game on manager target

Eirik Horneland 'deeply hurt' by St Etienne exit as incoming Aberdeen manager gets staunch defence

Eirik Horneland slammed as Aberdeen next manager frontrunner accused of tolerating boozy culture at St Etienne

BREAKING! Eirik Horneland wanted as next Aberdeen manager as ex St Etienne boss emerges as number one candidate

Chelsea table opening offer for Saint-Etienne whiz N'Guessan

Pierre Ekwah a Rangers transfer 'target' as Saint Etienne contract wrangle opens door

Chelsea interested in St Etienne prospect N'Guessan

DONE DEAL: Sunderland sell Ekwah to Saint-Etienne

Ex-Brighton striker Duffus takes Jamaican citizenship to join Saint-Etienne

Man United‚ St Etienne & Co. - 5 clubs who could sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this summer

Wolves 'among clubs' chasing Saint-Etienne starlet‚ PL rival deemed frontrunners

Nice take Champions League place‚ Saint-Etienne relegated in Ligue 1 finale

Lyon lodge French league appeal to discard result of Saint-Etienne match

Linesman hit by projectile as Saint-Etienne edge toward safety with Lyon win

Saint-Etienne v Lyon suspended after official hit by object

Saint-Etienne fans send Man United cheeky message as tempers flare in Ligue 1 clash with Lyon

Lyon close in on Champions League‚ Saint-Etienne salvage draw

PSG decimate St Etienne to close in on Ligue 1 title

Montpellier v Saint-Etienne abandoned after fan trouble

Montpellier vs Saint-Etienne abandoned after home fans throw smoke bombs‚ cause fire in Ligue 1 match

Gouiri brace leads Marseille to big victory over Saint-Etienne

Mathis Amougou‚ Chelsea & St Etienne: Why it's a deal to leave all three parties happy

DONE DEAL: Chelsea sign St Etienne midfielder Mathis Amougou

Chelsea complete deal to sign Saint-Etienne youngster

Chelsea confirm arrival of Saint-Etienne midfielder‚ contract length revealed

What is Chelsea's plan for pending new arrival from Saint-Etienne?

Chelsea set for shock Transfer Deadline Day swoop - but there's a catch

Chelsea agree deal to sign teen midfielder Amougou

Chelsea closing in on £15m deal for Saint-Etienne midfielder?

Chelsea 'agree shock transfer for Saint Etienne midfielder Mathis Amougou'

Saint-Etienne midfielder Amougou interesting Chelsea

Dembele hits brace as PSG edge out Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1

Iconic Saint-Etienne eye success again under new ownership

Merciless Nice hand 'ashamed' Saint-Etienne 8-0 Ligue 1 mauling

Rangers Euro rivals Nice smash EIGHT past sorry St Etienne as away fans storm out at half time

Nice score six first-half goals in Saint-Etienne rout

Done Deal: Zamalek sign Saint-Etienne star

Milan hope Ballo-Toure can be sold to Saint-Etienne

Burnley sign Etienne Green from Saint-Etienne

Beth Mead priced at 15/2 to score the opening goal of the game as England take on France in a crucial Euro 2025 qualifier in Saint-Etienne on Tuesday

Canadian investment group buys French club Saint-Etienne

Extra-time goal sends Saint-Etienne up to Ligue 1

Saint-Etienne beat Metz in Ligue 1 promotion/relegation play-off first leg

Bordeaux deny allegations that manager Albert Riera 'SLAPPED an opposition player'... after the forgotten Liverpool star's side were beaten 2-1 by St Etienne

Ex-Arsenal chief Gazidis driving St Etienne takeover

Mayhem as Saint-Etienne fans fight among THEMSELVES at match against Rodez

Everton due bumper windfall should St Etienne sell Nkounkou

St Etienne defender Nkounkou talks Ancelotti‚ Digne influence at Everton

DONE DEAL: AC Milan sign St Etienne keeper Noah Raveyre

DONE DEAL: Nkounkou leaves Everton for St Etienne

Saint-Etienne determined to beat rivals Lyon

Fofana: Being 'sacked' by Saint-Etienne and how my journey shaped me

AC Milan wrapping up deal for St Etienne goalkeeper Raveyre

St Etienne to buy Everton defender Nkounkou

Saint-Etienne urged to keep hold of Everton defender Nkounkou

Everton defender Niels Nkounkou wins award at St Etienne

LAFC signs defender Sergi Palencia from Saint-Étienne

DONE DEAL: St Etienne sign Everton defender Niels Nkounkou

AC Milan to beat Chelsea to deal for Saint Etienne goalkeeper Noah Raveyre

Chelsea join AC Milan in contacting St Etienne goalkeeper Noah Raveyre

St Etienne delighted with money raked in from Fofana double sale

St Etienne chief Wantier: Everyone wanted to sell Fofana to RB Salzburg

Saint-Etienne post throwback picture of new Chelsea pair Fofana and Aubameyang

From idol to team-mate! Amazing throwback picture emerges of a young Wesley Fofana posing with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at Saint-Etienne - as the pair now link up at Chelsea after Blues' summer overhaul

LAFC signs Denis Bouanga from France's Saint-Étienne

Denis Bouanga set to join LAFC - Saint-Étienne star among most valuable in MLS

Denis Bouanga 'approached' by Rangers as clubs line up for Saint Etienne star

Denis Bouanga 'approached' for Rangers transfer as Saint Etienne winger set for huge decision

Is it finally Saliba's time at Arsenal?

VIDEO: Arnaud Nordin's best goals at Saint-Etienne

VIDEO: All Mahdi Camara's goals at Saint-Etienne

Liverpool scouts in Cairo to check on St Etienne defender Saidou Sow

Fans Storm Field at Saint-Etienne‚ Bombard Players With Flares

Fans invade pitch‚ throw flares as French giants Saint-Etienne relegated (video)

Ex-Sunderland star Wahbi Khazri caught among St Etienne supporter chaos after Ligue 1 relegation

'Total chaos': Saint-Etienne fans storm the pitch and throw smoke bombs as players flee for safety and police 'use tear gas' to disperse 'very disturbing' scene after former French champions are relegated by penalty shootout

Riot police clash with fans as Saint-Etienne relegated from Ligue 1

Chaos follows St Etienne relegation to Ligue 2

Fans riot as Saint-Etienne relegated from Ligue 1

ANARCHY! Furious St-Etienne fans chase their OWN players off pitch and launch flares at them as Ligue 1 relegation causes chaos

St. Etienne pitch invasion sees fireworks thrown at players and fans tear gassed

St Etienne fans launch flares towards players after team are relegated

VIDEO: Saint-Etienne fans attack own players following relegation from Ligue 1

St Etienne stars race up tunnel to escape their OWN firework throwing fans as chaos erupts after relegation

Saint-Etienne face huge punishment after fans invade following relegation

St Etienne fans launch flares towards players after team are relegated

Bordeaux‚ Saint-Etienne stand over relegation trapdoor on last day of season

Crystal Palace co-owner Blitzer closer to St Etienne takeover

Crystal Palace co-owner Blitzer makes offer for Saint-Etienne

Crystal Palace co-owner makes proposal to buy Saint-Etienne

Nice manager calls out own fans for vile chants about dead Emiliano Sala vs Saint-Etienne

Faded glory‚ fighty ultras and relentless noise in Saint-Etienne

Away Days: Faded glory‚ fighty ultras and relentless noise in Saint-Etienne

Lens beats northern rival Lille 2-1‚ Saint-Etienne also wins

Lorient 6-2 Saint-Etienne: Ibrahima Kone and Terem Moffi both find the net twice for the hosts who come back from TWO goals down to record astonishing thrashing in crucial Ligue 1 relegation battle

Saint-Etienne vs. Marseille grudge match postponed by snow

Heavy snow postpones Saint-Etienne v Marseille

Marseille and Saint Etienne clash with contrasting ambitions

Arsenal defender Saliba says he'll always be grateful to St Etienne