Liverpool fullback Andrew Robertson says defeat at Watford is the jolt to the system they needed.

Robertson has offered his response as the Reds lost 3-0 against Watford and their unbeaten run came to an end.

The Scotsman told Liverpoolfc.com: “It's up to us to now bounce back because today wasn't good enough, simple as that. Watford deserved the three points, they were brilliant to a man. And we weren't.

“It's up to us to now show that this defeat hurts and up to us to now go and put a run together that will crown us champions.

“Our message has always been the same: we can't get carried away.

“Of course, fans are going to get carried away and enjoy the moment we're in and that's nice for us because if our fans are enjoying the way we're playing and what we're doing, it means we're doing something right.

“For us, we know how hard this league is. Today we were hoping to make it only three wins away but we're still four wins away and it's going to be tough but we believe we can do it.

“That's up to us to now show that and bounce back against Chelsea in the cup, then we've got another massive game against Bournemouth.

“We really need to put in a proper LFC performance and show everyone that this was just a blip, that now we're going to crack on and get to where we want to be. Everyone knows where that is – but it's up to us to now show it."