JURGEN KLOPP was unable to rely on his Liverpool side to do their job without him as Sunderland recovered to earn a point at Anfield.
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| Liverpool's fans at Anfield were gutted with the result |
The Reds boss missed the Premier League game due to suspected appendicitis and Liverpool were suffered with the absence of the manager as goals from Roberto Firmino and Adam Lallana weren't enough to ensure them victory.
Supporters at Anfield had to wait until the second half before the hosts opened the scoring as Sam Allardyce's witheld the wave of pressure in the first half.
Just before the hour mark, James Milner whipped in a deep cross and picked out team-mate Firmino who nodded home at the back post.
In the 70th minute, Firmino showed his class and ability in attack as he won the ball back for the Reds before darting into the penalty area and feeding Adam Lallana who charged in to seemingly finish the game off.
Sunderland did provide themselves with a lifeline late on as Adam Johnson scored a low free-kick from around 20 yards - Sunderland's sixth away goal in three matches.
Jermain Defoe then levelled late on to rob the Reds on Merseyside.
Liverpool inevitably suffered further setbacks too to add insult to injury.
Centre-half Dejan Lovren lasted only 12 minutes before he was subsituted for Kolo Toure, while Joe Allen sustained a knock at the end of the first half which forced him off too.
Liverpool climbed one spot to seventh despite failing to earn all three points, while Allardyce's relegation-threatened Black Cats stayed 19th.
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