Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson made an uncharacteristic mistake to hand Arsenal victory during Wednesday’s trip to the Emirates Stadium.
The Brazilian wasn’t at his best and speaking to Liverpool’s official website criticised the performance of the entire team and picked out where it went wrong.
He said: “To win a game you need to do everything, give everything on the pitch. Maybe tonight we didn’t deliver everything we have, maybe the mental aspect wasn’t at 100 per cent.
“When we scored, the moment we scored, we dropped a little bit. We stopped doing the runs to defend, we stopped putting them under pressure, and they got confidence from that.
“We started to commit silly mistakes and then we committed two individual mistakes we’re not used to committing during the season. Then we weren’t there to cover those mistakes.”
Liverpool’s drop off in intensity is understandable. The league is sewn up, the stadiums are empty and they’ve not got anything to play for.
It is slightly strange for them to have gone in front before the wheels came off, but that’s what happened.
They will need to get used to playing with a target on their backs as champions of the country.
But Jurgen Klopp won’t allow any drop-offs next season and Alisson will be a major part of any success the club has.
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