Nuno Espirito Santo identifies decisive factor in West Ham defeat to Liverpool

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"We are playing well and we were in the game, had chances, we combined well and defended well until set pieces. We had chances to give Liverpool a lot of problems.

We have belief and we have to keep fighting. We have been improving a lot in terms of togetherness.

The boys understand the situation we are in."Alexis Mac Allister scored for Liverpool for a second week running, and he was joined on the scoresheet by Reds teammates Hugo Ekitike, Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo, while the Reds' fifth and final goal was an own-goal by Axel Disasi.Alexis Mac Allister celebrates after scoring Liverpool's third goal(Image: 2026 Liverpool FC)Following the game, Mac Allister spoke positively after Liverpool boosted its chances of a top-five finish and Champions League qualification."We could have scored more, maybe they had some chances as well," he said."But today I prefer to be positive and see the fact that we scored five goals, which is really good."We know that we need to improve a couple of things, especially defensively because sometimes the gaps are too big for us, but it is what it is."The good thing is that we won. We are happy with the result and we need to keep improving."Liverpool FC