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Brendan Rodgers: Liverpool's defence WILL improve next season
BRENDAN RODGERS has promised Liverpool fans that his team's defence will get better next season.
The Reds' title dream is in tatters after Rodgers' men threw away a three-goal lead against Crystal Palace last night.
Liverpool's leaky defence came in for criticism at Selhurst Park after reaching 49 Premier League goals conceded, far more than rivals Manchester City (37) and Chelsea (26).
And Rodgers admits strengthening his backline is on top of his agenda ahead of next season.
"It is an area that we know we need to be better at," Rodgers said.
It is an area that we know we need to be better at
"We've improved a lot in many aspects of our game and that will be an area I'm sure we'll look at - and nobody more so than myself.
"That's 99 goals we've scored this season, so to come here and be 3-0 up and concede three goals, as a coach, that's what you have to look at.
"The players gave everything, as they do. But we just didn't defend well enough...If you defend like that, you're going to concede goals and that was the disappointment.
"We got the three goals and we could have had more, but it's not good enough, the management of the game in those 12 minutes. And that's something going forward that we will need to look at, because you can't do it."