Liverpool FC Women lost 1-0 to Leicester City Women at Prenton Park.
Sunday’s Barclays Women’s Super League clash was decided by an early Hannah Cain goal, with the Reds unable to force an equaliser despite their second-half domination.
Matt Beard’s side twice went agonisingly close to levelling, with the returning Natasha Dowie hitting the crossbar with a header and Missy Bo Kearns striking the post in the 93rd minute, but they go into the international break on the back of a disappointing defeat.
Liverpool were lacklustre in the early stages and were punished when Cain swept in a first-time finish from a corner that was cut back into her path.