Well, then: what have you got? It was the only question that needed answering from the team that once looked like conquering Europe but, lately, has cracked as easily as an autumn conker.
Could Liverpool rouse themselves and remind everyone who they are? No. Quite the opposite, in fact. By the time PSV Eindhoven rammed in a third goal and left Arne Slot bent over in horror, the only thing you could conclude is this team, at present, has nothing left to give.
What could have been a confidence-booster, a chance to plug a hole turned into a horror show.