Joe Gomez admits Liverpool cost themselves after Villa defeat

The England international added: “At the end of the day, it’s still in our hands. We know that the goal remains the same. We just have to do the job next weekend.”

That is the frustration because Liverpool briefly looked capable of turning the game after Virgil van Dijk’s equaliser.

Rio Ngumoha then hit the post, but Dominik Szoboszlai’s slip helped Ollie Watkins restore Villa’s lead and from that point, Arne Slot’s side looked far too fragile again.

Liverpool need Brentford response

Gomez also admitted Liverpool’s lapses in concentration were costly, saying: “It felt that we had control and it’s just frustrating because lapses in concentration are something that’s highlighted.”

He then added: “We can’t sit here and feel sorry for ourselves, we just have to do the job. We know what we have to do next weekend and we have to beat Brentford at home.”

That has to be the mentality now, even if supporters are understandably worried after seeing us concede 52 Premier League goals this season.

John Aldridge has already said he was “flabbergasted” by how easy Liverpool have made it for opponents, while Robertson admitted the Villa display was “a long way short of the levels of this club.”

Gomez is right that it remains in our hands, but Liverpool have made this far harder than it ever needed to be.