Assured on the ball and extremely disciplined. Beaten when Asante's header came back off the post while having the crossbar rattled late on. Was worried his confidence would have been knocked but there were no signs of it. The only way is working hard and it’s down to us to do that.”Īs Klopp noted in his post-match address, it is a blessing that Liverpool can now switch their focus to a different competition, albeit with a tough task ahead of them despite their 2-0 lead over Leipzig.Ī new landscape helped the Reds in their first-leg victory in Budapest, and the hope will be that similar plays out with the ‘home’ tie at the same venue.Didn't have a shot on target to save in the first half although was reassuring from deliveries. “At the moment it’s not for us and it’s down to us to dig ourselves out. “One from a corner that’s bouncing around – when things are going well it goes in.

Shaq had an effort that has gone the wrong side of the post – when things are going well it goes in. “Obviously it’s a break that you need, a little bit of magic. However, Milner added that while “a little bit of magic” would help, it is “down to us to dig ourselves out”: That Liverpool are left hoping for a fortunate goal highlights the lack of confidence within the squad at present, with the Reds looking for outside factors to help boost their form as their best efforts have not been enough of late. “You need one to go in off someone’s knee or something and at the moment it’s not happening for us.” “But when things aren’t going for you everything is a lot harder you miss a chance and it hits you a lot harder. “I don’t think you ever see anyone strolling around, that would never happen with this group of players, it’s an honest group of players. “I don’t think you can level at the players there’s no effort there – the effort is always there. We know we can perform a lot better but things aren’t happening for us at the moment. “It’s just obviously players who maybe haven’t played as much and getting that rhythm.

“It’s not familiarity, obviously we train with each other a lot and we’ve all played together a lot. The Welshman’s insistence that there can be “no excuses” was echoed by James Milner in his post-match interview with LFCTV, with the vice-captain assessing the defeat in the context of the seven changes made:

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