Liverpool have been severely hit by injuries this season, often having to rely on youngsters and squad players in big games.
There were plenty of fitness concerns ahead of the Crystal Palace game. Several players were just back from injuries while the likes of Endo and Mac Allister were clearly overplayed.
Jurgen Klopp was asked if fatigue and injuries are the reason behind the Reds' drop in form over the past week.
The boss replied: "I understand as well, I see the same game like you do. Did Wataru and Macca now play a little bit too much in the last few weeks? Maybe, they were the two most-used [players], especially Macca.
"The other guys came back from injury. I would say Curtis today was really good. Dom [Szoboszlai] came back from injury, stuff like this, kind of rhythm. I think for the situation Trent [Alexander-Arnold] is in, that was really good but I don't think he could now play 120 minutes, let me say it like that. Robbo [Andy Robertson] came back from injury.
"All these kind of things, so a couple of players had to play a lot and a couple of players always were interrupted – that's a bit the situation. It's actually not too interesting for us if we find now the real answer.
"We just have to make sure that we don't think about where we are coming from – whether they are injured or whether they are not – and we just have to make sure we find a way to beat the specific opponent in front of us. It's always like this."
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