<p>Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool had only themselves to blame for their shock 1-0 defeat at Leicester as Mohamed Salah's penalty miss and Ademola Lookman's winner dented the Reds' title challenge on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Klopp's side saw their 10-match unbeaten run in all competitions ended by Lookman's second half strike.</p>.<p>Liverpool trail leaders Manchester City by six points, with the champions playing at Brentford on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Beaten for the first time since their 3-2 loss at West Ham in November, second placed Liverpool paid the price for missed chances.</p>.<p>Crucially, Kasper Schmeichel saved Salah's first half penalty as Liverpool failed to score in the league for the first time since March.</p>.<p>"We were just not good enough. We still had enough chances. What we did with the ball was just not right. We played a really bad game," Klopp said.</p>.<p>"We should have defended better. We do that usually, why we didn't do it today is hard to explain. There were so many performances below the normal level."</p>.<p>Liverpool's flop against Covid and injury ravaged Leicester, who were hammered 6-3 by City on Sunday, puts extra pressure on them to take maximum points at title rivals Chelsea in their first game of 2022 on Sunday.</p>.<p>"It's a big gap. In this moment it is not my problem. If we play our normal football, Liverpool football, we have the chance to win more games," Klopp said.</p>.<p>"The first thing is not to do it ever again like this. We lost our rhythm and weren't calm enough to get it back. That is our fault."</p>.<p>Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers added: "It's an absolutely heroic performance. An amazing result for us with everything we're going through against one of the best teams in the world."</p>.<p>Liverpool had more rest than Leicester over Christmas after a Leeds Covid outbreak forced the postponement of their game on Sunday.</p>.<p>Back in action only 48 hours after their thrashing at City, Leicester were unable to field a recognised centre-back for a rematch of the League Cup quarter-final won by Liverpool on penalties last week.</p>.<p>Liverpool, bolstered by Virgil van Dijk's return from Covid, looked set to take advantage of Leicester's makeshift line-up in the early stages.</p>.<p>Salah had a golden opportunity to open the scoring in the 16th minute after his slalom through the Leicester defence was halted by Wilfred Ndidi's trip.</p>.<p>But Salah failed to score a Liverpool penalty for only the third time as Schmeichel saved his unconvincing effort before the Egyptian headed the rebound against the bar.</p>.<p>Schmeichel made a host of fine saves to keep Liverpool at bay before Sadio Mane was guilty of a shocking miss when he sprinted through the heart of the Leicester defence, only to blaze over.</p>.<p>Klopp held his head in frustration and the German had even more reason to rue Liverpool's profligacy in the 59th minute.</p>.<p>Three minutes after coming off the bench, former Everton forward Lookman took Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's pass, danced past Joel Matip and forced Van Dijk to back off as he planted a fine finish past Alisson Becker from 10 yards.</p>.<p>Elsewhere on Tuesday, Tottenham were held to a 1-1 draw at 10-man Southampton.</p>.<p>Southampton took a deserved lead in the 25th minute with a stunning strike from James Ward-Prowse.</p>.<p>The game was turned on its head when Mohammed Salisu brought down Son Heung-min in the penalty area shortly before half-time.</p>.<p>Salisu was sent off for a second yellow card and Harry Kane made no mistake from the spot.</p>.<p>In the second half, Kane saw a goal controversially disallowed by VAR for offside.</p>.<p>"Yeah, I think Harry scored twice, one a penalty and then the second goal. I think that I don't want to comment on the referee decision or the VAR decision," Conte said.</p>.<p>Fifth placed West Ham won 4-1 at lowly Watford to bolster their top four bid, while Crystal Palace defeated bottom side Norwich 3-0 at Selhurst Park.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool had only themselves to blame for their shock 1-0 defeat at Leicester as Mohamed Salah's penalty miss and Ademola Lookman's winner dented the Reds' title challenge on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Klopp's side saw their 10-match unbeaten run in all competitions ended by Lookman's second half strike.</p>.<p>Liverpool trail leaders Manchester City by six points, with the champions playing at Brentford on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Beaten for the first time since their 3-2 loss at West Ham in November, second placed Liverpool paid the price for missed chances.</p>.<p>Crucially, Kasper Schmeichel saved Salah's first half penalty as Liverpool failed to score in the league for the first time since March.</p>.<p>"We were just not good enough. We still had enough chances. What we did with the ball was just not right. We played a really bad game," Klopp said.</p>.<p>"We should have defended better. We do that usually, why we didn't do it today is hard to explain. There were so many performances below the normal level."</p>.<p>Liverpool's flop against Covid and injury ravaged Leicester, who were hammered 6-3 by City on Sunday, puts extra pressure on them to take maximum points at title rivals Chelsea in their first game of 2022 on Sunday.</p>.<p>"It's a big gap. In this moment it is not my problem. If we play our normal football, Liverpool football, we have the chance to win more games," Klopp said.</p>.<p>"The first thing is not to do it ever again like this. We lost our rhythm and weren't calm enough to get it back. That is our fault."</p>.<p>Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers added: "It's an absolutely heroic performance. An amazing result for us with everything we're going through against one of the best teams in the world."</p>.<p>Liverpool had more rest than Leicester over Christmas after a Leeds Covid outbreak forced the postponement of their game on Sunday.</p>.<p>Back in action only 48 hours after their thrashing at City, Leicester were unable to field a recognised centre-back for a rematch of the League Cup quarter-final won by Liverpool on penalties last week.</p>.<p>Liverpool, bolstered by Virgil van Dijk's return from Covid, looked set to take advantage of Leicester's makeshift line-up in the early stages.</p>.<p>Salah had a golden opportunity to open the scoring in the 16th minute after his slalom through the Leicester defence was halted by Wilfred Ndidi's trip.</p>.<p>But Salah failed to score a Liverpool penalty for only the third time as Schmeichel saved his unconvincing effort before the Egyptian headed the rebound against the bar.</p>.<p>Schmeichel made a host of fine saves to keep Liverpool at bay before Sadio Mane was guilty of a shocking miss when he sprinted through the heart of the Leicester defence, only to blaze over.</p>.<p>Klopp held his head in frustration and the German had even more reason to rue Liverpool's profligacy in the 59th minute.</p>.<p>Three minutes after coming off the bench, former Everton forward Lookman took Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's pass, danced past Joel Matip and forced Van Dijk to back off as he planted a fine finish past Alisson Becker from 10 yards.</p>.<p>Elsewhere on Tuesday, Tottenham were held to a 1-1 draw at 10-man Southampton.</p>.<p>Southampton took a deserved lead in the 25th minute with a stunning strike from James Ward-Prowse.</p>.<p>The game was turned on its head when Mohammed Salisu brought down Son Heung-min in the penalty area shortly before half-time.</p>.<p>Salisu was sent off for a second yellow card and Harry Kane made no mistake from the spot.</p>.<p>In the second half, Kane saw a goal controversially disallowed by VAR for offside.</p>.<p>"Yeah, I think Harry scored twice, one a penalty and then the second goal. I think that I don't want to comment on the referee decision or the VAR decision," Conte said.</p>.<p>Fifth placed West Ham won 4-1 at lowly Watford to bolster their top four bid, while Crystal Palace defeated bottom side Norwich 3-0 at Selhurst Park.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>