Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers believes recent defeats are down to his players' performances rather than the opposition having cracked their system. "I don't think it's about being worked out. We didn't start well (against Arsenal), and it doesn't matter what system you are playing if that happens," he said.

"In the last four games that we've played we haven't created as much, and that's more on ourselves.

"Of course you give opponents credit but every team will go into a game to defend well and work hard against you.

"Probably the Blackburn game when we drew 0-0 and the games following that we haven't created as much.

"That's something that we want to reinforce - the creativity for chances and hopefully taking those chances.

"It's a difficult system to play against, but it's one of a number of systems we've played here and played very well.

"It's my job to always look to find the solutions, that's what I've tried to do in the games when we didn't look like scoring, finding a way to win."