They are well set up, they are top of the [Belgian] table, they played a stronger side. I mixed up the team completely
Jurgen Klopp focused on the positives after seeing an experimental Liverpool side slip to a 2-1 defeat to Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League.
With top spot in Group E and a place in the last 16 already secured, Klopp shuffled his pack for the trip to Belgium.
Mohamed Amoura opened the scoring for the hosts after 32 minutes but Jarell Quansah levelled matters with his first goal for the Reds seven minutes later.
And although Cameron Puertas bagged what proved to be the winner just before half-time, Klopp was content with what he saw.
He said: “It was a deserved win for Union.
“Even though I heard now the first goal might have been offside, nobody can tell properly. We will see that but who cares?
“They are well set up, they are top of the [Belgian] table, they played a stronger side. I mixed up the team completely.
“We needed to grow into the game. I am really happy that happened in the second half more and more and that we gave it a game, a proper game in the end.
“Before that, they gave us possession, won the balls on counter-attack and it was really tricky, to be honest.
“It was pretty intense on a really difficult pitch. It was not great and you saw how intense it was, a couple of players had cramps for Union.
“In the end, we could have scored the equaliser and it would have been nice. We would have loved to have got the point here.
“For some it was a really important experience and for others good for rhythm.
“I saw good performances. We gave it a go and that’s OK for me. Nobody got hurt, nobody is injured, so we recover, go home and go again.”
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