The Reds began their Women's Super League season with a narrow loss on Sunday, Fara Williams’ superb free-kick on the stroke of half-time proving enough for Reading to claim all three points at Prenton Park.
Jepson’s team, though, could have earned at least a draw had they been more ruthless in front of goal - something that offered the manager a degree of comfort post-match.
“It’s frustrating because we deserved to walk away with at least a point with the chances that we created in the second half. It’s disappointing that the game was won from a set-piece, but what a fantastic set-piece it was from Fara,” Jepson told Liverpoolfc.