Underneath-pressure Liverpool supervisor Gareth Taylor says his facet have had a “actual actuality verify” as their winless begin to the Girls’s Tremendous League season continued with a harmful 3-0 defeat at Aston Villa.

The Reds have didn’t win any of their 10 WSL video games, selecting up simply 4 factors.

Thursday’s loss at Villa Park, wherein Liverpool didn’t have a shot on the right track, leaves them two factors adrift on the backside of the desk.

Requested about how a lot strain he was beneath, Taylor advised Sky Sports activities: “I do not know. I feel there’s a actual actuality verify right here.

“I feel this crew wants assist. I need assistance.”

Former Manchester Metropolis supervisor Taylor took over in August, changing interim boss Amber Whiteley who had guided the crew to a seventh-place end within the WSL final season.

Nonetheless, Taylor has received simply three matches in his 5 months in cost, all in opposition to WSL 2-level opposition within the Girls’s League Cup.

“I feel there is no doubt that now we have regressed as a crew for certain, greater than is anticipated of a membership like Liverpool,” Taylor added.

“We’ve given it every part. We are attempting to teach the gamers. The gamers are actually trustworthy.

“The truth is we comprehend it and I feel typically you could be actually uncovered – and that is what has occurred tonight.”

In Taylor’s defence, his early tenure on Merseyside has been disrupted by accidents to key gamers.

Playmaker Marie Hobinger and striker Sophie Roman Haug each suffered anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) accidents, whereas skilled gamers akin to Ceri Holland and Gemma Bonner have additionally had spells on the sidelines.