HUMBLED Dejan Lovren says Liverpool are “ashamed” of losing their Invincible dreams.
Jurgen Klopp’s men were sent crashing by relegation-threatened Watford.
Dejan Lovren has admitted Liverpool are ‘ashamed’ by their loss at WatfordCredit: Reuters
Watford thumped the Reds 3-0 on Saturday eveningCredit: Reuters
And Lovren said: “This is a proper wake-up call. It feels like someone has hit us in the face — and we deserved it.
“We feel a bit ashamed because there’s no excuse for that performance.”
The Reds defender believes Saturday’s shock 3-0 defeat at Vicarage Road will be the kick up the backside they need to get the title wrapped up.
But he said: “It really hurts because from the beginning to the end we were missing all the things we usually have.
“The manager looked at us when he came into the dressing room and I think he knows we are missing something.
“I think it was about the aggression when we lost the ball and not recovering it as quickly as possible.
“Usually we do it without a problem but against Watford they were always winning the second balls — and that doesn’t usually happen with us.
“We need to look at this and realise that we have to do much, much better.”
Liverpool were uncharacteristically shaky in defence as two goals from Ismaila Sarr and one from Troy Deeney saw their unbeaten record smashed, while the Reds hardly created a chance themselves.
But Lovren is adamant Liverpool’s heaviest league defeat since October 2017 will only spur them on in the coming weeks.
He warns: “I don’t want to say this result is good for us but it can be a benefit to help us get to the end of the season.
“We are calm because we just need to learn from this game. Our unbeaten run is over but one poor performance won’t ruin everything.
“We can still make this a perfect season.”
Jurgen Klopp reacts to Liverpool’s first Premier League defeat in 44 matches
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
