Manuel Pellegrini felt Liverpool's lovely goals were the difference in his Manchester City's 2-1 loss at Anfield on Sunday.
Jordan Henderson produced a brilliant curling effort in the 11th minute before Philippe Coutinho came up with a bending shot from range in the 75th minute to see of Edin Dzeko's 25th-minute equaliser.
After the match, Pellegrini spoke of the delightful pair of goals from the Reds players while refraining from blaming his formation of 4-4-2 which did not work well against Brendan Rodgers' side.
"The formation was not the problem. The problem is that we lose too many points," the Chilean told Sky Sports.
"They scored two beautiful goals. It was impossible for Joe Hart to save one of them.
"The rest of the match was even. We also have many chances. It was a close game, but they won because they scored two beautiful goals."
The loss saw reigning Premiers City remain five points behind leaders Chelsea who have a game in hand after winning the Capital One Cup over Tottenham at Wembley on Sunday.
