Aston Villa boss Dean Smith was left frustrated after their 2-0 defeat to Liverpool.
The Reds moved on to 89 points after second-half goals from Sadio Mane and Curtis Jones secured a 2-0 win.
Villa's performance should give them heart but time is rapidly running out for them to pick up the points they need to survive.
They are only a win away from climbing out of the bottom three but with tough fixtures against in-form Manchester United and Arsenal to come, they need to find a way to make the most of the few chances that come their way.
"I don't want to be a valiant loser, we're scrapping for points," Villa boss Smith said.
"To out-shoot Liverpool at home at Anfield, in terms of efforts on goal, it's excellent - but we need to take our opportunities. We never found the quality in the final third they did."
