Jurgen Klopp claimed Liverpool were beaten by "the best team in the world" after Manchester City knocked them out of the Carabao Cup at the Etihad.
The Reds twice fought back from a goal down but could not respond a third time after Nathan Ake's header gave Pep Guardiola's men a 3-2 lead on Thursday evening.
Erling Haaland scored the game's opening goal after 10 minutes before Liverpool levelled through Fabio Carvalho. Riyad Mahrez made it 2-1 shortly after the restart and Darwin Nunez laid on Mohamed Salah for his 15th of the campaign moments later.