Anfield is empty, bar a few Swiss fans full of the joys of winter. Every group winner will fancy a clash with Basel though...

We are just waiting for Brendan Rodgers to face the music now. Will he concede that his team selection was not quite right? Should he have had a striker on the bench?

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Steven Gerrard speaking to ITV Sport: "I still knew after I scored that it was going to be difficult with 10 men and running out of time, but it gave us some hope and, as the manager said, the first half was not good enough and we had to go down fighting.

"I have not seen the sending off, but I have heard it was harsh. It made it harder because we could have made it hell for Basel in the final stages with 11 men.

"I don't think we deserved better. We have not gone out because of this performance, we weren't good enough away to Basel and we let in a silly goal away to Ludogorets. You qualify over six games and we have not been good enough.

"We need to get our main striker Daniel Sturridge back and get some more goals in the side. We need to get Mario Balotelli back and firing. That is not to take away anything from the lads who have played tonight and have slogged their guts out.

"Rickie Lambert has ran himself into the ground tonight, but it has just been a game too far tonight and that has been because of a lack of numbers."

Out of sorts, injured players, confidence concerns? Liverpool face Manchester United at the weekend...

If you need to respond to criticism after a weekend defeat then registering three goals inside half an hour is probably the way to go about your business.

Arsenal were already into the last-16 before tonight's results and though Dortmund's draw with Anderlecht ensures the Gunner finish second in Group D, they can draw confidence from the manner in which they dealt with a trip to Turkey.

The draw comes on Monday. Arsenal will hope they are not punished for failing to top the group.

Follow all of the reaction to Arsenal's win here.

The Basel players are saluted by the roaring away end as Anfield empties out around them. To qualify from this group is a very good effort from the Swiss side.

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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says his side didn't have the legs in the last 15 minutes because of a very harsh red card for Lazar Markovic.

He does say though that his side do not deserve to qualify.

Full quotes to come.

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Premier League sides may be getting plenty more tough groups if they keep this up. The Premier League's coefficient is falling like shares on the Wall Street Crash.

BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty at Anfield

"Steven Gerrard tried his best but Liverpool fell way short on the night, with only a late rally with defender Martin Skrtel thrown up front in desperation getting Anfield going.

"This has been a wretched Champions League campaign for Liverpool, with only one win from six games. On that basis there can be no complaints from manager Brendan Rodgers or his players."

It's Thursday-Sunday-Thursday-Sunday time from now on for Liverpool and their fans then. At least this year the winners of the Europa League are handed a Champions League berth.

Will Brendan Rodgers go for it? Did he go for it tonight?

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Real Madrid are racking up a few extras late on. Alvaro Medran, on in place of Gareth Bale, slots in the defending champions' unanswered fourth against Ludogorets.

Over the way, Borussia Dortmund have been pegged back by a Aleksandar Mitrovic goal for Anderlecht, but with Arsenal 'only' beating Galatasaray 4-1 the Germans are still top of the group.

'You'll Never Walk Alone' is sung heartily by some fans on the Kop but that was painful viewing for most of the evening. Liverpool will play in the Europa League. Even worse than going out altogether...?

It's finished at one apiece. Liverpool are out. Basel go through.

Raheem Sterling! No.

Heads in hands in the stands. Bad touch. Gone.

Jordan Henderson with the 20-yard strike - saved! Seven or eight men in the box for Liverpool now...

Get it to Raheem Sterling. Give pace a chance. Sterling beats his man, puts it in low and hard - and Martin Skrtel meets it! Wide! Good effort on the stretch but wide.

Got to go forward, got to go forward. Poor touch though from Jordan Henderson and Basel counter - the cross comes in and a white shirt is close to reaching it!

Two minutes left.

Basel through - this game has lost its head now - and Breel Embolo is well denied by Simon Mignolet at his near post. Next goal wins now, playground stuff.