Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was left disappointed after his side suffered a 3-1 defeat to Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on Monday evening.

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The Foxes took the lead in the 28th minute when Jamie Vardy found the back of the net. Danny Drinkwater doubled Leicester’s lead with a venomous shot from outside the box.

Vardy grabbed his brace and his team’s third goal when he scored with a header, while Philippe Coutinho scored a consolation goal for Liverpool as The Foxes ended up 3-1 winners.

Klopp admitted that his side did not pitch up on the night.

‘It was not good enough in the beginning, not good enough in the middle and in the end. It was 100 per cent clear what happened with Leicester tonight,’ Klopp said after the game.

When questioned about the quality of his players, the Liverpool boss emphasised that he was as much to be blamed as his players.

‘I don’t think they aren’t as good as I thought, but I think they need my help more to show it every week.I feel maximum responsible because I am. I hope I use the word ‘we’ and not ‘they’ because I’m involved in this,’ he said.

The German manager bemoaned his team’s inconsistent form this season but maintains that it is their duty to show a positive response in their next match.

‘But we can’t blame anyone else for this performance. It’s our fault. We can’t make any excuses, it’s our responsibility. It doesn’t make it better, because our job is to react. What happened tonight has happened too often this season,’ he added.

The former Borussia Dortmund manager said that his team’s huge potential made the defeat even harder to accept.

‘Everyone knows how good we can be. So that makes it even worse to accept a performance like this tonight.’ Klopp concluded

Liverpool host fellow top four rivals Arsenal at Anfield on Saturday evening.

Kick-off is set for 19:30.