Liverpool players' belief still strong despite being bottom - Taylor

Liverpool are seeing "small wins" internally and the players' belief remains strong, says manager Gareth Taylor despite not picking up a league victory this season.

The Reds sit bottom of the Women's Super League table with two points from their first nine matches under Taylor.

Former Manchester City boss Taylor was hired late in the summer and Liverpool have had a thin squad for most of the season due to injuries.

They conceded a late goal against European champions Arsenal on Saturday in a narrow 2-1 defeat, following draws with Chelsea and Brighton last month.

But Taylor thinks those performances are "really important" in their progress.

"If you don't have the result or the performance then you're really starting to clutch for things. Our performances have improved - not always in a linear path - but you can certainly see that," he told BBC Sport.

"Our brief was to bring a unique style and identity. If you look at the changes to this Liverpool team, and not just in personnel but the way we play, it's been in a progressive way and in a manner that is hopefully attractive to the team playing it.

"There is a lot of work to do in that space, don't get me wrong, but it can also be attractive for bringing players to the club. It's not just doing it to play nice football, it's to win and I truly believe in it.

"There have been moments we've been close and just not quite crossed the line for various reasons. The belief levels, considering we've had some difficult results, have been really good.

"We've made compromises to the way we've played. We don't want to but we have to be realistic with what we have. I think people can see we're getting closer."