Manager Steven Gerrard admitted that he had been left frustrated after witnessing his Aston Villa team push Liverpool all the way during a 2-1 defeat on Tuesday night.
Villa went in front as early as the third minute as Douglas Luiz fired in from close range, but Liverpool fought back through Joel Matip's immediate equaliser and Sadio Mane's second-half header.
While Liverpool probably deserved the three points, Villa created numerous chances, most notably for Danny Ings, without making the Premier League title contenders pay for some questionable defending.
Speaking to Sky Sports, former Reds midfielder Gerrard said: "In terms of commitment, heart and application I cannot ask for any more and at times we showed quality as well.
"Disappointed in terms of the goals we conceded but we will look at that. In terms of what we brought to the game with and without the ball I can't ask for any more.
"We want to be bold and ambitious. The other option is to wait and you can still lose that way and you will have more regrets. We have good players and if we are calculated about it we can hurt teams but we have to cut moments out and need to be better. In summary we are disappointed with the goals and frustrated with the result.
"We are a lot more dangerous with two number nines. At times we had to suffer. You are never going to play Liverpool off the pitch, they are high-level opposition and have a top manager but for large parts of the game we were in the ascendancy and we showed a lot of ambition. We had a lot of chances and Liverpool were never comfortable."
Villa, who remain in 11th position in the standings, end the season with fixtures against Crystal Palace, Burnley and Manchester City.
Darren Plant
