We've got SO much right - but not in cups

I DON'T want to put the boot into Liverpool because it has been a great season and we're still looking so strong for the league.

- John Aldridge

They've given us so much enjoyment, but in the cups we've very much underachieved.

Against Plymouth in the FA Cup, we played our fringe players and got it wrong.

PSG were better than us over the two legs in the Champions League.

And against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final, we just weren't good enough. It was so different from the league game a few weeks ago.

We topped the Champions League table so we've been buzzing all season. We've been top of both leagues but it’s fallen flat a bit now.

It's up to the players now to not let it stagnate. It would be a really fantastic season still, winning the league.

I think we were guilty of underestimating Newcastle a little bit. The physicality side especially. I believe Eddie Howe didn’t show his plan when we beat them comfortably at Anfield.

I think he saved it to put into this game. And PSG did it to us in Paris too, they bullied us a bit. That certainly happened on Sunday.

Newcastle played like men possessed. The 70-year wait, they wanted it more than us. You're going to struggle in games if you don’t win your battles.

Next up is Everton and against Everton, they will try to do similar, underline exactly what we've struggled with against PSG and Newcastle. They'll pinpoint that and go out to win the battles in midfield.