Eddie Howe says there is "no magic wand" for Newcastle United to become more consistent, as he conceded there is no hiding from their dismal away.
Newcastle hit the front against Liverpool at Anfield, with Anthony Gordon putting the Magpies deservedly ahead in the 36th minute.
Yet Hugo Ekitike scored twice in as many minutes to put Liverpool ahead before half-time, with Florian Wirtz and Ibrahima Konate then capping an emphatic 4-1 win for the Reds.
Only Bournemouth and West Ham (both 18) have dropped more points from winning positions in Premier League games this season than Newcastle (16).
Howe's team, meanwhile, have lost six away games this term, managing only two wins on the road, bettering only Leeds United, Burnley (both one) and Wolves (0).
"It has been a problem for us all season, there is no getting away from that fact," Howe told TNT Sports.
"Ideally, we would have played a little differently but we were really hamstrung with injuries, so we went the way that we did, and I was pleased with the attitude of the players.
"We saw some really positive signs that can help us in the future.
"We have to keep looking for solutions. We are in a tough run with a lot of away fixtures so we are going to be really finely tuned and hope we can solve our away form and in the next games we can come up with the solutions to take us forward."
Newcastle's focus now turns to the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final against Manchester City, with the Magpies trailing 2-0 on aggregate.
They then face Brentford, who, as it stands, are a place above them in the Premier League, in ninth.
Of Newcastle's inconsistency, Howe told BBC Match of the Day: "We are not putting it together for 90 minutes and we haven't done that all season, so we are still working towards being the perfect team but there is no magic wand.
"The lads are giving everything, there are so many injuries and the team today was the only team I could pick.
"I think this will make us improve, and make me and the coaching team find solutions so we are stronger on the pitch."