Divock Origi remains confident about Liverpool’s prospects of successfully navigating out of Europa League Group B, insisting progression is firmly within their own hands with three games to go.
The Reds were held to a third successive 1-1 draw in the tournament so far this season by Rubin Kazan at Anfield on Thursday night.
In Jürgen Klopp’s first home game as manager, Liverpool dominated for long periods against the Russian side, who were reduced to 10 men before halftime when Oleg Kuzmin was sent off for collecting a second booking.
The hosts couldn’t make their numerical advantage pay, though Origi feels there were positive elements to their play. He told Liverpoolfc.com: “We’re disappointed we couldn’t win, but in the context of the game, we gave our maximum. There was a lot of improvement if you compare it to the Tottenham game, so it was just a pity we couldn’t win. (Against 10 men) you have to find the space, and often there isn’t very much. You have to be patient.
“We have to learn from this game and maybe next time be patient and circulate the ball more. That could be a solution, I think.”
The result means Liverpool is currently second in the standings on three points, one ahead of the Russians and Bordeaux but four behind leaders FC Sion.
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