When the ball crashed off the underside of the crossbar before hitting the back of the Anfield net the groans around Liverpool would, to some degree, have come from both halves of the city's football fanbase.
There was an inevitability about Mohammed Kudus shining for Ajax against Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Of course the player who was so close to moving to Everton just weeks ago would showcase his ability in such style. It was a frustrating glimpse of what could have been for the Blues, who even with the evident progress of this season so far could have done with such a ruthless finisher against the likes of Chelsea, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest.
Frank Lampard does not *need* to win against West Ham United this weekend, but Kudus' five goals in eight league and Champions League games for Ajax suggest that, had the deal got over the line, Everton may already have secured a first victory of the season.
