Jordan Henderson has revealed the level of disappointment in Liverpool's dressing room after the defeat to Manchester City.
The Reds crashed to a 4-0 defeat on Thursday as they were unable to celebrate their title win in style.
It was an oddly-disjointed performance from Liverpool, particularly in defence, although they did have some early chances before City took control of the game.
Speaking to Liverpool's website, Reds captain Henderson said the whole squad expect better of themselves but that it was important to treat the loss as a lesson.
“A lot of things but, to be fair, I thought we kept going right until the very end,” said Henderson when asked about what went wrong.
“You’ve got to give credit to City, a fantastic side and they finished their chances off.
“We are bitterly disappointed and after the game the lads are very disappointed with the result as we should be.
“On another night I’d like to think we can finish our chances and it would change the game but unfortunately it wasn’t to be and you’ve got to give credit to City.
“We are not making any excuses.
“We are bitterly disappointed and we expect more from ourselves but it can be a lesson for us going forward if we want to improve and keep contending for trophies and being in the run-in for the title next season and other competitions as well.
“We need to keep going, keep improving and keep learning. This is a learning curve tonight so we need to react the right way in the next game.”
