Man United message sent as national media all agree on Liverpool point
Liverpool ended their Europa League group campaign with an away defeat in Belgium against Union Saint-Gilloise.
Mohamed Amoura put Union Saint-Gilloise 1-0 up before Jarell Quansah blasted in an equaliser for the Reds. The goal was the 2,000th of Jurgen Klopp's managerial career.
But Cameron Puertas quickly restored the Belgian side's lead a few minutes before half-time. The Reds found clear-cut openings hard to come by in the second-half, with the hosts looking the most likely to increase their lead.
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However, it would stay 2-1, with the result enough to send Union into the UEFA Conference League. And below is how the national media and the ECHO’s Paul Gorst reported on the game.
'It proved a testing evening'
Paul Joyce of The Times wrote: “Jürgen Klopp’s thoughts had turned to Manchester United’s visit to Anfield on Sunday even before Liverpool arrived in Belgium and they would have drifted back to that league match before this contest ended.
“In between, the youngest Liverpool team to start a European game slipped to defeat against Union Saint-Gilloise but, in doing so, at least ensured another record came into view.
“When Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Alisson and Trent Alexander-Arnold, all of whom watched this game from their sofas, return to the fold against their bitter foes, they can set a scoring standard by ensuring Liverpool find the target for the 35th consecutive game.”
Before he later said: “In the main, it proved a testing evening.
“Union, top of the Belgian first division, faced three possibilities at kick-off: progress into the knockout stages
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