Arne Slot cut a dejected figure after a bruising week but the Liverpool boss disagreed that Carabao Cup winners Newcastle had been 'more hungry' than his team to win the trophy.
Slot has lost two games in a row for the first time in his career, with dismal defeats by Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle meaning the prospect of winning three trophies this season has been dashed.
But the Liverpool boss refused to focus on the negatives and pointed to the fact his team have moved 12 points clear of Arsenal in the last week.