Three things we learnt from Hull City’s 2-0 victory over Liverpool

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Possession is becoming an irrelevant statistic

In terms of ball retention, Liverpool completely dominated this match. They had 72 per cent of possession but mustered only five shots on target during the 90 minutes. Despite having much less of the ball, Hull had four shots off target and two of those resulted in Simon Mignolet picking the ball out of his net. There was a sense of deja-vu for Liverpool, who had an even greater share of possession in their 2-0 defeat at Burnley back in August. Possession counts for nothing if there is no end product, something Liverpool are guilty of too often. Yes, the outcome could have been different had Philippe Coutinho converted a simple chance when the score was 1-0. But on such fine margins do matches hinge. Coutinho squandered the opportunity and Hull capitalised with a second goal, six minutes from time. Counter-attacking is becoming a feature of the Premier League and the Tigers executed their game-plan perfectly at the KCOM Stadium.