Martin Jol: Fulham manager deflated by Liverpool thrashing

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Austin Powers actor Mike Myers may have been at Anfield on Saturday, but no-one in the white of Fulham was laughing.

Following their 4-0 defeat by Liverpool, their players trudged off at the final whistle, shoulders drooping, heads bowed. They made for the tunnel at Anfield and the sanctuary of the dressing rooms. But assistant manager Billy McKinlay blocked their path, ushering them towards the fans who had endured this capitulation.

Martin Jol had gone. The Cottagers manager had spent much of the afternoon glued to the plastic red seat in the visitors' dug-out, clasping his face in his hands, scratching his head.

There was some sense of energy and purpose from the Dutchman and his team in the opening 25 minutes but two goals in three first-half minutes opened the floodgates. From that moment on, he remained firmly in his seat as Liverpool simply blew his team away.