Liverpool boss Matt Beard has admitted his players were "outfought, outworked and outrun" in Saturday's 4-0 defeat to Leicester City.
The Reds were four games unbeaten heading into the clash at the King Power Stadium, however Leicester - who had started the day at the bottom of the Women's Super League table - took the lead just 15 minutes into the contest thanks to Josie Green's deflected strike. Carrie Jones' long-range effort soon made it two, before goals from Ashleigh Plumptre and Missy Goodwin compounded Liverpool's misery in the second half.
The result means Liverpool remain seventh in the table, eight points above the drop zone with four games still to play. But while Saturday's drubbing in the East Midlands is unlikely to impact the Reds' top flight survival, Beard admitted he was "desperately disappointed" with his side's performance.
