Alisson Becker has admitted Liverpool do not have time to dwell on their negative situation after suffering a new setback at the hands of Leeds United.
Defeated 2-1 at Anfield, the Reds failed to get the better of a side who had not won a game in all competitions since August and were beginning to feel the pressures of an inevitable relegation battle. But, as has often been the case this term, Jurgen Klopp's team failed to impose themselves against inferior opposition and can now only hope for a top-four finish at best.
The manner of Leeds' opening goal told the story of Liverpool's season, with a defensive lapse in concentration providing Rodrigo Moreno with the simplest of finishes into an empty net. The Reds' woes were then compounded when Crysencio Summerville brushed past bodies in the box to snatch all three points.
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Left disappointed by this late sickener, Alisson believes he should have kept out the Dutchman's effort but acknowledged he and the rest of the Liverpool team must quickly put this defeat behind them.
“We have to think a lot about what we did wrong tonight. The two goals we conceded we shouldn’t concede. I should have saved the second goal,” he told Sky Sports.
“We had opportunities up front and we are really disappointed with this result. This is the Premier League. We don’t have time to breathe and we have to fight game after game. When you have bad results at home when you need points it’s frustrating, but we cannot allow to have that frustration in the next game.”
The Brazilian shot-stopper will not have wished to see the replay of the Whites' opener, too, which saw a stray Joe Gomez pass fail to reach his path to gift the visitors an early lead. Despite this, Alisson has arguably been Liverpool's most dependable figure in a season that is spiralling out of control.
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