Another capacity Anfield crowd was stunned into silence after just two minutes of action when former Blackpool striker Brett Ormerod calmly slotted home to give the Saints a lead they would never lose throughout another frustrating clash.
Swedish defender Michael Svensson added a second after the break before Emile Heskey gave the Reds vain hope of sharing the spoils when he pounced on a spilled Steven Gerrard shot.
The disappointing defeat, which leaves Liverpool languishing in ninth place after sixteen league games, will only add to the mounting pressure being placed upon a beleaguered Gerard Houllier.
