Liverpool’s first game in Group E saw them fall behind by a goal; however, a penalty kιck from Darwin Nunez in the second half brought Jurgen Klopp’s side even, and then goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah secured a 3-1 victory for Liverpool in Austria.
Doak, on the other hand, turned in an energetic performance while playing on the right wing for Liverpool, and after the match, Jurgen Klopp expressed his desire for his team to make further use of the 17-year-old player.
“I am aware of the state of the world, and I am also aware that many people anticipate us to breeze through this competition.” After Liverpool’s victory, Klopp remarked after the game that “it will not happen.”
It will not occur during the round of groups, and it will not occur during the round of knockouts. It is not going to take place.It is necessary for us to investigate it further, therefore that is exactly what we did. Tonight was a big night for learning, as our opponent seemed to be affected by the field conditions a lot less than we were, which is somewhat to be expected given that we had possession of the ball more frequently. But other than that, we had to adapt to the situation. So there is a lot for us to learn.
If we had utilized Ben Doak a little bit more often and given him the ball, I believe he would have gotten the ball more often on the touchline and passed the ball inside or whatever. If we had used Ben Doak a little bit more often, we would have given him the ball.After a slow start, Stefan [Bajcetic] was able to get his footing in the game, but it was evident that we gave him problems with the timing of our passes.
“Ryan [Gravenberch] played an outstanding game despite the extremely challenging conditions, and he was the deciding factor for us.”
“I think Ibou (Konate) could get eighty minutes, and Stefan could get minutes,” said the referee. Therefore, there were a lot of reasons to be optimistic, and despite my cockiness, I am really pleased with how that game went.