Reaction'It was a good performance' - Gakpo and Koumas reflect on Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham

Goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Gakpo and substitute Dominik Szoboszlai saw the Reds secure a 3-1 victory over Spurs at Anfield on Tuesday night.

Conor Gallagher was also on target for the visitors, though Roberto De Zerbi’s men were beaten in the third round of the competition in L4.

Read on below for Gakpo and Koumas’ post-match reaction to Sky Sports…

Cody Gakpo

On how he reflects on the performance...

I think it was a good performance from our side. The young guys put in a lot of energy, which is required at this level. I think they've shown it in training every day and they've shown it in a game as well. I think all of them can be very proud of themselves.

On the young players showing maturity...

They train almost every day with us. They learn to be a little bit more mature and I think they showed that today as well. It was very good.

On how Liverpool played to gain the 2-0 advantage initially...

I think it was a solid performance. Like I said, there was a lot of energy from our side. We recovered the ball a few times high up the pitch, which is good and what we want. We showed some quality in the finishes, which was great. Unfortunately, we conceded as well but it was a good performance.

On needing the third goal...

We needed that and I think everybody knows Dom's shot. He showed it again today. It was a good goal. We needed it. We were under pressure, but I have to say that even though we were under pressure, we were not nervous. Maybe games before we would've conceded a second one and we were focused and sharp to not concede and that's what we did well.

On his record of scoring in the competition...

It's not a bad record, I think. It's always good to score goals and it really doesn't matter which competition. I think if you play for Liverpool you want to win as much as possible.

Lewis Koumas

On what the message was from Andoni Iraola...

It was just to put all the things we're trying to learn in training into the game. I thought we did it quite well today.

On the importance of making a strong start to the game...

Definitely. A big club like Spurs is always going to put quality players out. We just did the best we could.

On how much he enjoyed playing in front of Anfield...

You can never take it for granted. It was very enjoyable.

On Szoboszlai's goal...

It's scary! Not many people hit a ball like Dom as well. It's just top quality.

On wanting to progress in the competition...

We'll try and do the best we can and ultimately try to win the cup.