Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez refused to blame Javier Mascherano for their defeat to Chelsea.
Mascherano lost possession for Chelsea's opener but Benitez refused to single out any of his team.
"I cannot blame any one of the players," he added. "We have to be pleased with the team effort.
"We made some mistakes but I was happy with the team effort. That was something we wanted to do. We were right 90 per cent of the time.
"But it's a long race. Chelsea are very strong but we'll try to stay as close as possible and see what happens in April and May.
"You will see the top sides losing more points against any team. That's good for the Premier League, for the competition, but it means we have to keep going. We can't think about three defeats.
"It's one game at a time, try to win the next game and improve. That's it."
