Source: PA
Nightmare on Anfield Road for Roy
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson admitted the 2-1 defeat at home to Blackpool was a "nightmare result" but refused to accept his underperforming side were in a relegation battle.
Charlie Adam's penalty and Luke Varney's perfectly-timed run and finish did the damage for the Barclays Premier League newcomers in the first half.
Although Sotirios Kyrgiakos's header pulled one back Liverpool will spend the next fortnight rooted in the bottom three because of the forthcoming international break.
They have won just one of their seven league matches - a 1-0 victory over West Brom at home - and are 18th with just six points.
"I'd rather not think about it," was his response to being asked about the game. "In the first half we were correctly punished for a lacklustre display. We had the ball as much as them but did not do anything with it anywhere near enough to satisfy my, the club's or the players' demands.
"Their great result is our nightmare result. It is a very bad day and there is nothing I can say. At the moment things look bleak and really bad and it is difficult for me to put a bright face upon it. There are 31 games left but when you are in the relegation zone you are in a relegation battle. I am not going to think too much about relegation with 31 games to go."
