As Liverpool's players trailed off, embarrassed and humiliated, the first strains of Lou Reed's piano echoed around Anfield. By the time they had reached the tunnel, Perfect Day was playing to the few home fans who had not dashed through the exit. The title could hardly have been more inappropriate. More
Daily Telegraph
Houllier reflects on imperfect day
For some inexplicable reason, Lou Reed?s Perfect Day was the song that was chosen to lift the spirits of the Liverpool supporters as they drifted away from Anfield in a state of apoplexy yesterday. While it may have been a perfect day for the fans of Charlton Athletic, who were celebrating their first victory at Anfield in half a century, this was another quite awful afternoon for the Merseyside club in their pursuit of Champions League qualification. More
The Times
Shambolic Liverpool lose Champions League grip
They played Perfect Day over the Tannoy at the end here, though, in the circumstances, the irony was excruciating. After the shambles of this performance and with their fans' anguished screams chasing them back down the tunnel, Liverpool knew they had failed a test of nerves - miserably. More
The Guardian
Bartlett compounds the Anfield nightmare
Qualification for next season's Champions' League slipped beyond Liverpool's immediate control at Anfield yesterday as Charlton Athletic moved to within two points of the Merseyside club having played one game fewer. More
The Independent