Jurgen Klopp cited the influence of damaging outcomes towards rivals Manchester United following Liverpool’s latest lack of momentum within the title race.
The Reds conceded extra floor on the prime of the Premier League as they suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace on Sunday.
It capped a extremely irritating week for the Merseysiders after a draw at United final weekend and a humbling Europa League loss to Atalanta on Thursday.
Klopp, nevertheless, pinpointed one other outcome at Previous Trafford – the dramatic FA Cup loss that ended Liverpool’s quadruple bid final month – as the place they began to expire of steam.
The German mentioned: “I feel the issue is, just a little bit, that I’m not 100 per cent certain that, typically, how we handled the United video games helped.
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“We misplaced the sport within the cup and it was like a disaster as a result of we have been that good and misplaced it anyway.
“Then we drew there however have been actually good for an extended spell. We have now conceded just a little bit.
“That’s no longer the rationale for in the present day, the issues we had within the United video games have been fully completely different to the issues we had in the present day, however clearly we anticipated a response.
“We misplaced in that (United) recreation greater than solely the sport. It didn’t assist.”
Klopp felt his facet weren’t at their finest towards Palace, who capitalised on a powerful begin to take a 14th-minute lead via Eberechi Eze.
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But the hosts nonetheless created a lot of possibilities, significantly within the second half, solely to be thwarted by a mixture of poor ending or cussed Palace defending.
Klopp mentioned: “The objective we conceded – he (Eze) finally ends up fully free within the field, that can’t occur. We had different moments the place we have been simply not collectively.
“The second half is a very good residence recreation. I’m undecided they’d possibilities however we had quite a bit – massive ones the place everyone would assume that needs to be a objective, and different moments the place we have been almost there.
“We had momentum, we may put them beneath strain, however in the long run it was not sufficient. We have now to confess that.
“What it means for the title race – I’m not dumb. The reply is fairly straightforward. If we play like within the first half, why ought to we win the league? If we play like within the second half, we are able to win soccer video games.”
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Palace’s victory was solely their second in seven matches beneath new supervisor Oliver Glasner nevertheless it eased their fears of being sucked right into a relegation battle.
Glasner mentioned: “It’s a implausible win and congratulations to the group for the efficiency and first half, for the efficiency in taking part in soccer and the arrogance we had and the possibilities we created.
“And congratulations for the eagerness and spirit we had within the second. We had a implausible goalkeeper in the present day in Dean (Henderson) and an excellent ardour in the present day to defend as a group.
“That’s the reason we stored the clear sheet and received this recreation.”
