Jurgen Klopp has taken responsibility for the downfall of Liverpool's Premier League title defense after their 68-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League at Anfield came to end with a 1-0 defeat by Burnley.

Burnley began the game just one spot above the relegation zone, the Clarets' chance to take home a win increased when Ashley Barnes was tripped by Alisson Becker seven minutes from time and then beat the Brazilian from the penalty spot.

Klopp's men have now failed to win in five consecutive league games to slip to fourth in the table, six points behind leaders Manchester United.

Liverpool had not faced a league defeat at Anfield since April 2017.

Since then the Reds have ended a 30-year wait to win a league title, but their odds of repeating that feat are fading gradually given their terrible play over the past month.

"We lost the game, which I think is pretty impossible to lose, but we did it," said Klopp. "That is my fault because it is my job so that the boys have the right feel like they have the right amount of confidence."

"In the final moment our decision-making is not right, that's the problem," added Klopp. "We left the game open and we lost the game. I have to say I can't believe we lost it, but it's the truth and we have to accept that."

Liverpool could find themselves down in seventh by the time they play their next league game.

After their disconcerting visit to Manchester United in the FA Cup on Sunday, Liverpool will be facing five of the top seven clubs in their next six league games, kicking off with a trip to Tottenham next Thursday.