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Liverpool defender Lovren eager to quickly recover from West Ham shock

Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren is eager to get over his shocking performance against West Ham United on the weekend.


The Croatian defender was twice stripped of the ball in the build-up to the second goal of the 3-0 home defeat to the Hammers after Miguel Lanzini had embarrassed him for the opener.

Following the game, he attracted criticism from all quarters and had to shut down his Instagram account due to fans' abuse.

But Lovren has vowed to bounce back quickly.

"The game is finished and I have forgotten about it already. What can I do?" he said.

"The first minute after the second goal I wanted to go under the table, but in these moments you need to keep your head up. I tried everything but it was a bad decision. Mistakes happen.

'"Things like that happen, but I don't think it will shake myself and the team.

"I am the first one disappointed with myself but now we have to go away with the national teams and in two weeks we have Manchester United.

"We need to now keep our heads up in the tough moments but you see other clubs losing at home and we wish we could have taken 10 points from the four games but we didn't.

"We need to forget this and I know we will be better. We need to do it because of us and the fans. We didn't deserve this."

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