Ibe: We have to learn from Stoke loss
Jordon Ibe has urged his Liverpool teammates to learn lessons from their sobering defeat at the hands of Stoke City on the final day of the season and take them into the next campaign.
The Reds ended 2014-15 in disappointing fashion on Sunday, going down to a 6-1 loss at the Britannia Stadium in Steven Gerrard's last game for the club.
Aside from the skipper's consolation goal, there were few positives to take from a match fans will want to forget.
But Ibe says Brendan Rodgers' team must pick what they can from the frustration of their performance against the Potters.
"It's not good for anyone to lose 6-1, in any game. We just have to learn from this and come back stronger next season," he told Liverpoolfc.com.
"Everyone is just disappointed and we just need to learn from it. Hopefully when we play Stoke or any other team, we won't be losing these sorts of games.
"We need to play to a higher standard, whether it's the first game of the season or the last. We've not played the best today but we need to go away in pre-season and learn from this.
"With new players coming in and having time off, we can build from this and get better."
Ibe was introduced as a half-time substitute against Mark Hughes' side and looked bright during an improved second half from the visitors.
The young winger believes he can benefit from being exposed to such a difficult situation.
"It's a great learning curve for me but it's difficult - it was [5-0] in the first half and it's hard to bounce back from that," he continued.
"I've not enjoyed it but it's something to learn from."