There was disappointment for Liverpool Under-18s as they lost 3-0 to Japanese side Kashiwa Reysol in their opening game of the Villarreal tournament.
Nathan Eccleston had a great chance in the opening minute of the game when he found himself clean through but was denied by a good save, and that was at good as it got for Liverpool.
Hughie McAuley then suffered a blow when German Christopher Buchtmann was forced to leave the field after 10 minutes with a knee injury.
"We made some poor mistakes and I have to say that on the night they were better than us," McAuley told Liverpoolfc.tv.
"We didn't play as well as we have been doing in pre-season and we didn't pass the ball like we normally do.
"We created some decent chances but Nathan and Marvin Pourie couldn't take them and we gave away some poor goals.
"I will be looking for a response from the players when we face Real Madrid tonight. That will be a big test for us."
Liverpool team: Chris Oldfield, Jack Metcalf, Christopher Buchtmann (Michael Roberts 10), Andre Wisdom (Under-16), Joe Kennedy, Astrit Ajdarevic, David Amoo (James Ellison 83), Adam Pepper, Lauri Dalla Valle (Marvin Pourie 45), Nathan Eccleston, Alex Kacaniklic (Thomas Ince 65).
Nathan Eccleston had a great chance in the opening minute of the game when he found himself clean through but was denied by a good save, and that was at good as it got for Liverpool.
Hughie McAuley then suffered a blow when German Christopher Buchtmann was forced to leave the field after 10 minutes with a knee injury.
"We made some poor mistakes and I have to say that on the night they were better than us," McAuley told Liverpoolfc.tv.
"We didn't play as well as we have been doing in pre-season and we didn't pass the ball like we normally do.
"We created some decent chances but Nathan and Marvin Pourie couldn't take them and we gave away some poor goals.
"I will be looking for a response from the players when we face Real Madrid tonight. That will be a big test for us."
Liverpool team: Chris Oldfield, Jack Metcalf, Christopher Buchtmann (Michael Roberts 10), Andre Wisdom (Under-16), Joe Kennedy, Astrit Ajdarevic, David Amoo (James Ellison 83), Adam Pepper, Lauri Dalla Valle (Marvin Pourie 45), Nathan Eccleston, Alex Kacaniklic (Thomas Ince 65).
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