Liverpool Reserves captain Steven Irwin pinpointed poor defending as a major reason behind the 3-1 defeat to Burnley at Turf Moor on Friday night.
John McMahon's side gave three sloppy goals away, two of them from corners, and were second best on the night.
They remain nine points behind Manchester United in the race for the Barclays Premier Reserve League North title, and with just one game in hand this defeat was a severe blow to their hopes.
"It was a disappointing night and the performance from us wasn't good enough," Irwin told Liverpoolfc.tv.
"The goals we conceded were poor. We work so hard in training on defending from set pieces and to concede two identical goals and then make a mistake for the third goal was very disappointing.
"You have got to defend well and we never did that and it cost us in the end.
"They played very well and they wanted it more than us on the night which is the sad part. They dominated midfield, they were first to most things and they won more tackles than we did."
McMahon's side must now bounce back against Everton in the mini-derby at Prenton Park on Tuesday night.
"We have got a massive game against Everton on Tuesday and we have got to make sure we turn up on the night and put in a much better performance than we did against Burnley," he added.
"Hopefully we can put a lot more effort into that and win the game. We know we have got some technically gifted players in our squad but first and foremost you have got to work hard and fight as a team."
John McMahon's side gave three sloppy goals away, two of them from corners, and were second best on the night.
They remain nine points behind Manchester United in the race for the Barclays Premier Reserve League North title, and with just one game in hand this defeat was a severe blow to their hopes.
"It was a disappointing night and the performance from us wasn't good enough," Irwin told Liverpoolfc.tv.
"The goals we conceded were poor. We work so hard in training on defending from set pieces and to concede two identical goals and then make a mistake for the third goal was very disappointing.
"You have got to defend well and we never did that and it cost us in the end.
"They played very well and they wanted it more than us on the night which is the sad part. They dominated midfield, they were first to most things and they won more tackles than we did."
McMahon's side must now bounce back against Everton in the mini-derby at Prenton Park on Tuesday night.
"We have got a massive game against Everton on Tuesday and we have got to make sure we turn up on the night and put in a much better performance than we did against Burnley," he added.
"Hopefully we can put a lot more effort into that and win the game. We know we have got some technically gifted players in our squad but first and foremost you have got to work hard and fight as a team."
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