Leicester City boss Dean Smith concedes Liverpool were too strong for last night's 3-0 home defeat.

Curtis Jones struck twice ahead of Trent Alexander-Arnold also scoring for the visitors.

Smith later said, "We concede an awful goal from our point of view. We wanted to play in their half and make their centre-backs run back to goal but one ball beats our back four and then they score another soon after. Then you're chasing a game against a supremely talented team.

"For the first goal there is a lot we can do to deal with it. It's really tough to come back against teams like Liverpool, with the way they keep the ball. Goals change games. Two goals that are marginally onside. We wanted to make a game of it in the second half, we did at times, but the third goal kills the game. It's never a free-kick. Really disappointed.

"I thought the second goal looked like we had frazzled minds from the kick-off. Liverpool want to press and we played straight into their hands. That's where we have to have clearer minds and think clear under pressure. We know what we need to do now."

On the reaction of the home crowd, he also said: "The crowd are here to see us try and win football games. They get disappointed when you're two goals down at half-time. You understand that when goals go against you. That is only my third home game and it's the first home defeat we've had. They were magnificent in the first two against Everton and Wolves. No football fan wants to see their team get beat.

"It is a group of really good footballers but we came up against a team that overran us physically today. It's pretty simple. We need to win our next game. It will be tough at St James' Park. It would be nice to take the lead for once."