Liverpool must learn from what happened after nightmare and controversial 14 minutes at Man United

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SportFootballLiverpool FCIan Doyle with the main talking point from Liverpool's Premier League clash at Manchester United on Sunday afternoonLosing against Manchester United, no matter how contentious the outcome, can never be regarded a positive for Liverpool. But that the emotion at the full-time whistle was one of regret as much as disappointment should be used by Arne Slot and his players as motivation for the remainder of this season and beyond.Make no mistake, the Reds' first-half showing here was a shocker, fears of a record score being racked up by their bitter North West rivals swiftly raised after they twice breached the Liverpool rearguard inside the opening 14 minutes.That it required a deflection for Matheus Cunha to open the scoring and then a handball by Benjamin Sesko to be bizarrely missed by VAR for the second underlined United, as has been the case for much of this season, were hardly impressive.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!

All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageBut they were significantly better than Liverpool. After all, United without Cunha, Sesko and the pesky Bryan Mbeumo would be a severely neutered beast.Liverpool, then, still have work to do to qualify for the Champions League.

But if they can't forget the hesitant, wayward first half here, then they should also not throw away the learnings from after the break.Those who want Slot gone and Liverpool in the doldrums have been provided plenty of ammunition this season. Once had to tell Jude Law he does not drive a Mini.Choose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCManchester United FC