Liverpool reserves coach Gary Ablett was full of praise for Jay Spearing after his hat-trick in their 4-3 defeat to Bolton Wanderers.

"Jay led from the front for us as he always does," Ablett told Liverpoolfc.tv.

"He did really well and took his goals superbly. We just needed a couple more players to step-up and give him some support, but unfortunately we couldn't do that.

"I thought in the first half we played as well as we have done all season and we could have put the game out of sight, but we allowed them back into it with two mistakes."