Jürgen Klopp has shared details of the frank discussion which took place with his players after they were beaten by Swansea City at Anfield on Saturday.

The team meeting in the aftermath of a disappointing 3-2 defeat in the Premier League focused on Liverpool’s need to tighten up defensively in the search for improved form in 2017.

Swansea’s success in L4 ended the Reds’ 12-month unbeaten run on home soil and means Klopp’s charges have been restricted to a single win in six games in all competitions so far this calendar year.

“We have a lot of meetings,” said the manager. “It was because the goals we have conceded in 2017 have been a little bit of the same story.

“The influence of throw-ins is a little bit too big on the goals we concede. It’s not that teams create a lot of chances against us. That’s still a good sign. OK, Manchester United had a few, but I think that’s the nature of the thing. But usually, they don’t create a lot and still score.

“A few weeks ago, everybody spoke about the goalkeeper. That has absolutely no influence on the goals we’re conceding at the moment. We can’t say it’s only the centre-half. Very often, the last mistake happens in this region, but that would be too easy.

“So we spoke about this and a few other things. Actually, it was a lot about what I spoke about in the press conference. It’s about enjoying the role we have.

“We are Liverpool, and a really good football-playing side, and we don’t enjoy the job we have to do. If you are another team at the bottom of the league, then we have to defend 80 to 90 per cent of the time, and 10 per cent you can invest in counter-attacks and sometimes a set-piece, and all that stuff.

“In our job, in 70 to 80 per cent of all games, we are dominant. So we have to enjoy this, even when we don’t come through after five minutes. That’s how it is. That’s the job to do. They concentrate even then on defensive situations. It was a football meeting with a few other parts of the game.”