Klopp praises Union Saint Gilloise after Liverpool beaten in Belgium: ‘Strong side’ | OneFootball

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·15 December 2023

Klopp praises Union Saint Gilloise after Liverpool beaten in Belgium: ‘Strong side’

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Liverpool manager insists he will not judge any of his young players on their performance in the 2-1 Europa League dead-rubber defeat to Union Saint Gilloise in Brussels.

Klopp’s team was the youngest in their history by some considerable margin to play a European game with an average age of just 21.9 years and six players aged 20.


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Their inexperience was punished by the Belgian league leaders, who Klopp praised post-match.

“They are well set up, top of the table, they played a strong side,” the Liverpool boss said.

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