Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher took aim at their midfield for last night's Champions League defeat at Atletico Madrid.

Liverpool lost 1-0 in the Spanish capital on Tuesday night and play the Champions League last-16 second leg next month at Anfield.

"Well it was a really frustrating night for Liverpool," he told Viasport. "We knew how Atletico would play, Jurgen Klopp knew. 'But the big thing you don't want to do in games like this is concede the first goal – and so very early from a set-piece.

"Sometimes it happens, little bit of luck and it rebounds and they go 1-0 up.

"Liverpool didn't get too frustrated but they couldn't create anything, they don't have real creativity, certainly in midfield. That's always been a problem.

"But I think tonight you have to say Atletico defended really well and the important thing for Liverpool was not to lose their discipline, and get a red card or go down to 10 men, and to make sure the game stayed at 1-0 and not 2-0.

"At 1-0 I still think Liverpool have a great opportunity of going through. If it had gone 2-0 I think Liverpool would have been nearly out.

"So at 1-0 Atletico deserved it, they had the better chances, but Liverpool will be a lot better at Anfield."