Jurgen Klopp has disputed claims Liverpool became complacent in their defeat to Swansea City.
Alfie Mawson’s first-half strike was the difference between the sides at the Liberty Stadium, which came eight days after the Reds had beaten Manchester City.
That seven-goal thriller ended the Premier League leaders’ unbeaten run but did not translate against the Welsh club, who still remain at the foot of the table.
However Klopp has denied suggestions that the result against Pep Guardiola’s side prompted a more leisurely approach when taking on Swansea on Monday night.
He said: “We had enough time obviously.
“What can we do? We spoke about it before, there would be a lot of challenges, playing against top of the table then bottom of the table.
“Everyone is talking very positive, fantastic football, the training week was outstanding, another little trap. You think ‘wow, everything is fantastic’, we knew about that.
“I have to watch the game back unfortunately, and then maybe I will know a little bit more about it but I had not one second this feeling. But yes, part of mindset is offensive things.
“We talk about tactical discipline and everybody thinks it’s about defence, that’s right, it’s a big part, but as well it’s offensive things, especially when you are a possession team like we are in a game like this.
“It’s clear where you start, where you have to be in each moment. It’s not mathematics but it’s clear where we can cause them problems.
“Swansea knows to win this game today they needed our help and unfortunately we helped them.”