Liverpool - defeat in the League Cup. Boss verdict.

Jurgen Klopp disappointed with defeat to Chelsea in the third round of the English League Cup.

The Reds lost to Chelsea at Anfield in the third round of the English League Cup, Daniel Sturridge's goal was answered by the Blues with accurate shots from Emerson and Eden Hazard.

After the match, Jurgen Klopp discussed the key moments of the game, the performance of his players and more.

About disappointment from unrealized moments by Merseysiders

It was a tough game for both teams. They have a particular style of play, which is cool and you have to get used to it. Minute by minute we got used to it, even at the beginning of the match, when we left free zones for the opponent, even then we had chances. I would say that they did not carry a big threat. We got used to the opponent, more and more. The first half was good, the second part of the game started well. We scored a goal, and we could have scored it earlier. We played much more calmly and that's another thing we could have done in the first half. In a match against a team like Chelsea, when you have the ball, you have to dominate. Otherwise, you will give the ball to them and they will take advantage of it. You need to understand this.

Today we had five players who started for the first time this season, I'm very happy that they played, because now they are really back. We were 1-0 up, we could have scored the second, hit the crossbar. Shaqiri was all alone in the box, maybe you should ask him why he didn't shoot. Then they scored from a free-kick, which, of course, was unfortunate for us, because neither the violation of the rules nor the goal itself was clear. Score 1:1, they scored and returned to the game. I don't think we reacted badly to the conceded goal, but Eden Hazard came on the field and scored a wonderful goal. We didn't have enough time to strike back. Such is the history of this game.

On whether the players will keep their place in the squad for Saturday's match against Chelsea

Let me put it this way: I hope they don't need it. It was a very intense match. Some of the players who didn't play today aren't 100% ready yet, so we'll see what we can do. But it will be great if we can make changes to the squad, because not playing for a long time and then playing several matches in a row is not ideal. We will see. But they did well.

On what he said to Xherdan Shaqiri after the game

I was talking about the free kick, the last kick. We wanted Moe to play wider, so we passed the ball to him, all the players were moving in the same direction - where the ball should have been, really. But if we could put Salah in a one-on-one situation with the Chelsea goalkeeper, then it wouldn't be so bad. I told Xherdan about the free kick, nothing else.

On how Liverpool could have played better defensively

It's pretty easy to say here in the press conference because Eden Hazard was on the pitch and when he runs it's a real run, but of course we could have defended better. I did not see this moment, so I will have to revisit it. I think we lost the ball in attack, I'm not 100% sure, because everything happened pretty quickly. Then, in the penalty area, Hazard turns to the gate at speed. It is not simple. We scored a similar goal a week ago, it is difficult to defend in such situations, but of course we know that we should have defended better. I don't know exactly when we should do it, but I'll know tomorrow.

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