Jurgen Klopp says the top-four race is no longer his concern after Liverpool lost a sixth straight game at Anfield to Fulham on Sunday.
Mario Lemina's goal towards the end of the first half settled the game and condemned the champions to yet another defeat at home.
The Reds are without a goal in open play at Anfield in over 11 hours and have scored just once this calendar year - from the penalty spot in the 4-1 defeat to Manchester City.
Liverpool remain four points off fourth-place Chelsea who host Everton on Monday evening.
Klopp says the Reds can no longer think about the race for the final Champions League spot given their horrendous run, and instead need to focus solely on turning their fortunes around in the next game, at Wolves on March 15.
"You can imagine that it is not really my concern at the moment," said Klopp when quizzed on the top four.
"You have to ask, I understand that, but I cannot think about that. We have to win football games.
"If we win one football game, that would be helpful! And then we would see the rest.
"It was not good enough. We conceded a goal, didn't score, lost the game. Not good enough."
Klopp made seven changes for the game against Scott Parker's relegation-threatened side with Wednesday's Champions League second leg with RB Leipzig on the horizon.
He added: "I've had a few interviews to try and explain [the result] and it's just that we had to make some changes and wanted to make some more.
"It is clear it takes some time to adapt, especially when you know that Fulham are in a good moment and a good football-playing side.
"It was clear. We started OK, had direction, especially when we tried to get Mo (Salah) in behind. We used them, they had their moments against our last line.
"We conceded a goal when we didn't expect it and it was only a few moments before half time.
"We got more used to each other, played some good stuff, created chances but didn't score.
"And the longer the game goes in our situation it is not that you get stronger and stronger, you get a little bit less. That is why we lost."
