"That we conceded the three goals had nothing to do with the approach. Losing the ball in the wrong moments, not being organised in moments, had nothing to do with the approach," Jurgen Klopp said ahead of the return leg against Atalanta in the Europa League quarter-final.
"It's not that I said to the boys let them run, they will not score when we leave them alone in the box. It was not the way we spoke about it. The approach will not change.
"We should do better in these moments, we should do better in possession, against the ball we should be better and more consistent. We should play a really good Liverpool football game, the way we usually play.
"We are a well-organised team, [but] we were not always that night. Look, if you want to win the game then you better not concede, that's clear. It's not that it is not allowed to concede at all, but it makes life easier not to concede.
"To win 1-0, which would always be already a good result, you shouldn't concede and that's a big part of the match plan tomorrow."
Liverpool need to overcome a three-goal deficit in the return leg against Atalanta — and they have to do it away from home.
If they fail, the Premier League will remain their only remaining opportunity to end Klopp's time at the club on a high.
