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Jurgen Klopp has vowed Liverpool will react now they are “free” of talk of records after their unbeaten run came to a thundering halt.

The Reds’ sequence of 44 Premier League games without defeat was ended by a shock 3-0 loss at struggling Watford on Saturday evening.

The setback meant the European and world champions were unable to create a new English landmark of 19 success league victories.

But while admitting his team were not good enough to cope with the Hornets, Klopp believes a positive could come from the defeat.

“I don’t think you can break records because you want to, you break records when you’re 100% focused on what you want to do, whether it’s running a marathon or whatever,” said the Reds boss.

“You have to perform and the boys did that in winning the games.

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“Tonight we were not good enough. It’s not now a plus for me that we look back years later and think Liverpool nearly did it. That’s not my main concern. You can’t change it.

“We were going to lose a game at some time, and we didn’t wait for it but it was clear it would happen. Tonight it happened and I see it rather positive that we got close to these records.

“Now we can play free football again and don’t have to try to get a record. We just have to try to win football games again, and that’s what we will do.”

Ismaila Sarr scored twice in six second minutes before Troy Deeney added a third to send Liverpool tumbling to their first Premier League loss since January 2019.

The Reds still lead the table by 22 points and now need four wins from their last 10 games to guarantee their first title since 1990.

And Klopp is confident there will be a reaction from his players after such a dismal performance.

“We feel the defeat really, it’s absolutely 100% the opposite of what we wanted to have,” he said.

“We have to feel that. And now we have the chance to show a reaction again and that’s what we will do.

“Some people have asked me if I saw it coming because the last game wasn’t the most convincing in our career together, but it doesn’t mean the next one has to be the same. You can always change things.

“We played game by game so far and we will continue. If some records are over, it’s not that we wanted that, but it’s not really my concern.

“What the boys done so far is exceptional but it’s not over, that’s the only thing I’m interested in, it’s not over. We will go again 100% and we will see where that leads us.

“We didn’t expect the number of games we won, but we’re not surprised as the boys showed last season an impressive season. But it will never be easy. Now let’s carry on.”