Plymouth Argyle boss Derek Adams feels his side gave Liverpool a scare during their 1-0 loss to the Reds in the FA Cup on Wednesday night.
The League Two outfit, who held Liverpool to a goalless draw in the original third round tie, also gave a good account of themselves in the replay at Home Park.
Lucas Leiva’s 18th minute strike proved to be the difference between the teams, but the home side came close to levelling things up a few times.
And Adams, who insisted that Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius was the busier of the two custodians, believes his side managed to scare the Premier League club.
“It’s something that the players wanted to do, and over the 90 minutes tonight, we created numerous chances”, the manager told the club’s official site.
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“We were probably unfortunate not to score in the first period. In the second half, with Jake Jervis hitting the post, it just wasn’t our night.
“I thought we gave them a scare. We kept the ball a lot better at times tonight and created opportunities.
“I thought that the forward players got into the penalty area; our full backs got forward as well; that was all the in the game plan.
“The game plan was to get them to Home Park and then see if we could win the tie.
“I think in the first game, they were very sound defensively. Tonight, we’ve given away a goal from a set play. In open play, did Liverpool look like they were scoring? I’m not sure.
“Did our goalkeeper have a lot of saves to make over the 90 minutes? I think their goalkeeper had a lot more to do than ours.”
It was Liverpool’s first win in 2017, with Jurgen Klopp’s team drawing three and losing one of their previous four games in all competitions this month.
The Anfield outfit will next take on Swansea City in the Premier League on Saturday.
