Henderson — We only have ourselves to blame

LIVERPOOL captain Jordan Henderson admits his team-mates let themselves down by throwing away a tangible victory at Sevilla to squander the chance of early Champions League progression.

And his fellow midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum said their second-half collapse, which saw them concede three goals to draw 3-3, is “not a good sign” ahead of Saturday’s Chelsea tie.

Both are right but what they, as a collective, are able to do about it remains to be seen.

The plummet from delight to despair in the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan was a crushing one for the players and manager Jurgen Klopp may have to consider their mental, as well as physical, well-being when he makes his selection for the visit of Antonio Conte’s side.

“We have let ourselves down. The performance in the second half undid all the good work we did in the first,” said Henderson.

“We were disciplined, kept the ball at the right times, scored brilliant goals and even though I thought they had good chances in the first half I thought we defended well.

“It just felt as though we didn’t start well in the second half, straight from the kick-off, and we didn’t recover. They scored the first and the crowd got up. They started to have a good go and it becomes difficult then.

“They were getting it back cheaply and it invites pressure. It doesn’t feel good but at the same time when we come to look at the table it is still in our own hands.

“We are top of the group, we have to try and stay positive.”

Tam Scobbie has been a calming presence since returning to the backline.