It might not have seemed like it at the time , but Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes his side 's 3-1 defeat at Crystal Palace back in November was the best thing that has happened to them this season . The November 23 loss at Selhurst Park saw Liverpool drop as low as 12th in the Barclays Premier League , but a spectacular turn in form since has seen Rodgers mark the defeat as the turning point that sparked a top-four charge . Victory over champions Manchester City on Sunday stretched the Reds ' unbeaten run in the league to 11 games and they are now just two points behind Manchester United in the race for Champions League qualification . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Brendan Rodgers on turning around Liverpool 's season . Brendan Rodgers celebrates Liverpool 's latest win - over Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday afternoon . Rodgers saw the defeat at Crystal Palace as the game that sparked Liverpool 's turnaround in form . You can just make out Philippe Coutinho on the right of this shot as he scores the second against City . Coutinho ( No 10 ) was running off to celebrate after giving City keeper Joe Hart no chance . Hart had already been beaten by a superb curling effort from Jordan Henderson ( centre ) at Anfield . Rodgers spoke alongside former Palace boss Neil Warnock on talkSPORT on Monday morning and joked that his opposite number should take some of the credit for Liverpool 's hot streak . Speaking about Warnock , Rodgers said : 'He should ( take credit ) . That was the defining moment , fair play to them , they were excellent on the day . ' I needed to come away from that and look at the team . We were certainly nowhere near the level we had been in the past 18 months . That was turning point . ' Mile Jedinak celebrates scoring Palace 's third goal in the November win against Liverpool . Rodgers ( right ) jokingly offered credit for Liverpool 's Champions League charge to Neil Warnock ( left ) Liverpool were poor at Selhurst Park but their form since has been impressive under Rodgers . Rodgers ' tactical switch to 3-4-3 has been lauded as a major contributor to the change in fortunes , but the Northern Irish manager revealed he had already trialled the system earlier in the season - with mixed results . ' I 'd looked at it ( 3-4-3 ) at the beginning of the season , but thought I needed to change something , ' Rodgers said . 'We played it away at Newcastle , and in cup competitions - nobody picked up on it . 'We played well at Newcastle , Raheem Sterling was in a wide role - it didn ’ t suit him , I had to go away and make it work for him . 'It ’ s come together quite well now we 've been able to work on it more - they ( the players ) believe in it . Other people have to work out how to play us . ' Liverpool have lost just once in the Premier League since their trip to Selhurst Park in November .
the Premier League lost 3-1 away at Crystal Palace 's Selhurst Park in November . That defeat moved them down to 12th in Liverpool . On Sunday they beat Manchester City 2-1 to move up to fifth spot . Brendan Rodgers marked the Palace loss as the season 's turning point . the Premier League manager credits his switch to 3-4-3 formation for transformation . CLICK HERE for all the latest the Premier League news .