Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admits they fell short for Sunday's 2-2 at Manchester United.
Klopp concedes there's lessons to heed after the setback in the title race.
In tonight's match programme notes for their Europa League clash with Atalanta, Klopp wrote: “As I knew would happen, a lot has been said about our draw away to Manchester United on Sunday. I said at the time that this was a game that we should have won, and nothing has changed my opinion on that.
"We should have been calmer and clearer in moments that could and should have been decisive for us. This did not happen, so we accepted the result and move on.
“What should not be forgotten, though, is that to have the particular problem we had, a lot of the rest of our game has to have been really good. We cannot lose sight of this. Criticism is a normal part of the business that we are in and it was clear that it would come after this result but it would be really dumb if we did not recognise that there were things that we did really well at the same time as recognising that there were elements that we need to do better.
“The truth is I have been involved in a lot of games in my career and I cannot remember too many that did not finish with something that needed to be improved. This one was no different. But it does not need to be any bigger than this and nor should we allow one game to define who we are or what we want to be.
“We should, of course, use the information and we are definitely doing this and we should push ourselves to be better but not at the expense of recognising that the players we have and the football that we have played this season are the reasons why we are in a good position at this point of the season. I think the English saying talks about not throwing the baby out with the bath water. That makes a lot of sense to me right now.
