Jurgen Klopp admitted that Liverpool left themselves exposed to Manchester United's ruthless counter-attack as his side crashed out of the FA Cup at Old Trafford.
United's first two goals came on the break in a 3-2 victory that added to Liverpool's problems after a five-game winless run in the Premier League.
'For the first goal we had no protection, we wanted it too much,' said Klopp. 'Things like this should not happen. We had too many players in a receiving position.
'There were some mistakes around the goals.