Rodolfo Borrell was full of praise for his youngsters after they produced a terrific display to beat Molde 4-0 in the NextGen Series on Wednesday night.
Toni Silva netted twice and Conor Coady and Raheem Sterling were also on the mark as the Reds claimed their first points in this tournament.
"It is a happy night for us. We scored four goals and created a lot of chances," Borrell told Liverpoolfc.tv.
"We were aware that Molde were a good side, especially after they beat Wolfsburg 3-1 in their first game, and I thought we played quite well overall.
"It was an important victory for us, especially after the defeat by Sporting Lisbon which was quite hard to take so there is still a lot of football to be played in this tournament.
"We could have scored more goals but the Molde goalkeeper made some great saves.
"We now have Wolfsburg at home which will be a very hard game like they all are in the NextGen Series, but we will enjoy this win first."
The coach also spoke of his delight at the displays of full-backs Brad Smith and Ryan McLaughlin who made his debut at this level.
He added: "Ryan has just come back from international duty with Northern Ireland and he trained for the first time with our squad in Molde on Tuesday night.
"I thought he did quite well for his first game and in the second half Ryan and Brad Smith put in a very good performance for us.
"Brad is a very good player with a lot of quality. He did very well for the last goal when he made a great run and pulled it back for Raheem. That was a very nice goal."
Borrell also expressed his gratitude to the people of Molde for the way he and his team have been welcomed since their arrival in Norway.
"I would like to take the opportunity to thank the people of Molde and Norway who have been fantastic.
"They have looked after us and we have met some great people over here."
Skipper Conor Coady added: "We needed that type of performance on the back of the Sporting Lisbon game and to get four goals was a bonus for us.
"I thought we played very well and it was a deserved victory. The Molde goalkeeper played very well but we are happy with our overall performance.
"We can't wait now for the Wolfsburg game next week."
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