Andy Robertson has suggested that Liverpool still haven't recovered from their dramatic FA Cup defeat to Manchester United nearly a month ago.
The Reds have now failed to win their last three games in all competitions, with Sunday's woeful 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace at Anfield seeing them drop to third in the Premier League table with six games left. Jurgen Klopp's side squandered a hoard of opportunities, as the likes of Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota couldn't respond to Palace's early goal through Eberechi Eze.
Liverpool also dropped points when they faced United in the league last Sunday, drawing 2-2 after once again missing a slew of big chances. Then on Thursday, the Reds were thumped 3-0 on home soil by Italian side Atalanta in the Europa League quarter-finals.
Robertson, 30, has now admitted that Liverpool haven't been their clinical selves ever since the international break - which came straight after losing 4-3 to United in the FA Cup quarter-finals thanks to conceding a goal in the 122nd minute. Speaking to Sky Sports after Sunday's crushing loss to Palace, the Reds left-back was asked where Liverpool's drop-off has come from.
"It's only really been lately," Robertson replied. "We've not been as clinical in front of goal since we came back from international duty. Which when you are going for titles and trophies is not a great thing to have.
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"We are obviously off the boil in front of goal. No goals at Anfield is very rare and we have punished for it which at this stage of the season you cannot really do.
"Now obviously the teams about us will win games. But today is done and there's a lot of regrets in the dressing room which we didn't want. We have to move on and that's the only thing all we can do now."
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Liverpool's hopes of winning the Premier League title suffered a huge blow after losing 1-0 to Crystal Palace (PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)Liverpool had been backed to respond to Thursday's defeat against Atalanta when they returned to Anfield on Sunday, but Eze's 14th-minute strike was enough to ensure back-to-back defeats for Klopp's men.
Asked why there wasn't a positive reaction to their Europa League humbling, Robertson admitted: "I'm not sure. The crowd were anxious today, and rightly so the way we were passing the ball, giving it away and giving chances.
"Maybe we reacted to that. Maybe players who aren't as experienced at being in a title race. But we're all quality players and that's why you are at Liverpool and you have to deal with that pressure. Second half we were better but we didn't take them. All the strikers had a chance and if you don't take them you get punished."
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