Klopp feeling "rubbish" after Liverpool defeat to Crystal Palace

Jurgen Klopp is refusing to give up on the title race despite Liverpool's 1-0 shock defeat at Anfield to Crystal Palace - which left him feeling "rubbish".

The Reds boss had promised a reaction after last week's draw at Manchester United and the midweek Europa League implosion against Atalanta, but his post-match feeling was one of distant disconsolation after another faltering display that leaves Liverpool two points behind Manchester City.

The German puffed his cheeks and shook his head at the final whistle, and was left to bemoan a performance that produced 21 efforts at goal - six on target - without scoring.

"I feel really rubbish," he told Sky Sports. "I am standing here and to talk about this game is really tricky.

"The first half was absolutely not good enough. We lost conviction from the last game [against Atalanta]. We concede the goal, which is a horrible goal. A completely free player in the six-yard box, that cannot happen."

Eberechi Eze's strike marked the 21st time Liverpool have fallen behind in 32 league games this season and, unlike on many previous occasions, this time there was no coming back. The team's pressing, once the great strength of Klopp's Liverpool, was not on point.

"We were just not together," said Klopp. "If you press with 80 per cent, you better don't. It makes no sense. Curtis was really going for it but the first line were too far apart. Macca and Wataru, maybe normal, did not follow. The last line was deep as well.

"It is not about pointing the finger at that or that or that. The solution is being really together on the pitch. Where we are, we got to by being an absolute machine against the ball and that is what we have to be."

Asked if fatigue had been a factor, Klopp pointed to his midfield