ReactionJürgen Klopp's post-Toulouse press conference: 'We put a proper shift in'

The Reds maintained their perfect start in Europe this season thanks to a comprehensive win against the visitors from Ligue 1.

Diogo Jota gave the hosts an early lead, although that was cancelled out by Thijs Dallinga's equaliser, before Wataru Endo headed in his first goal for the club to make it 2-1.

Darwin Nunez, Ryan Gravenberch and Mohamed Salah were then on the scoresheet to ensure Klopp's men carry a five-point lead at the top of Group E.

Read on for a full transcript of the manager's post-match press conference…

On how satisfied he was with the night's work...

Very, very. Result good, performance good [and] especially a lot of really good individual performances, which is nice because it is important for development. Besides the goal we conceded and the chance we gave them when Trent had his spectacular save, around that everything [was] what we expected. Toulouse are a good team, they are playing football, [but] we put a proper shift in and that's what I wanted. Then the goals we scored were wonderful. I would say the right players scored the goals, all of them were really, really good. So, nothing to complain [about] really.

On what he's made of Liverpool so far this season...

I think I've said before, I think it's really easy to fall in love with this team because it [has] so much excitement in it. We have to make massive steps, we have to grow, we have to get more stable, we have to do a lot of things but a lot of signs are really promising. That's true as well. How the team interacts with each other is really nice because when you talk about the rebuild of a team then it is all about the things you see on the pitch, obviously, but to see that there must be a rebuild off the pitch as well – and that's going really well. Players growing into their new roles, if you want. That's all good. But besides that, nothing really happened. Imagine if we didn't win all three games in the Europa League and everybody would tell me, 'How can you not?' so it's always small margins. So far, it's OK and before we play Toulouse again we have three games. There is a lot that can happen between now and then, and I would like to play them all one after the other and not making too big steps.

On Gravenberch...

I really like him as a boy and as a player, and it's really nice to see how much he starts believing in himself again. That's obviously very important for each player but for a young player especially. So that's cool. Lots to improve still. It's good news because everybody sees the good signs and the potential he has but there's so much more to come, so that's good. I like a lot of individual performances but I would like to mention Wataru Endo. I'm not sure people think that's spectacular or whatever, but the forward passes he played tonight were absolutely incredible and how often he broke lines with one touch was absolutely insane and then he scores a wonderful goal, which helps each player – even a more experienced player. So that's really cool. He would have got a similar hug if I would have taken him off.

On Nunez's performance...

He played incredible. Honestly, in this moment, I couldn't care less that he hits the post in that moment because everything before was super-convincing, was absolutely clear. How he took the defender away, how he passed the goalie, it was a perfect situation. He played really good. The goal he scored, the situations he was involved in, dropping into midfield, staying on the ball, all these kind of things. There were a lot of good things and he's in a good moment and that's for us obviously important. Really pleased for him with the performance. Yes, it's a bit of slapstick that the ball doesn't go in and then Ryan finished it off, that is cool. I said it before the game, he's a happy boy or man in the moment and you can see that every day. And now we have to make sure that it stays like that.

On giving opportunities to Luke Chambers, Calum Scanlon and James McConnell...

Really nice. They all deserve it massively. Luke had a long injury. He had a really good year last year in Scotland, was a lot of interest there in the summer but I didn't blink for a second and then I thought, 'Oh come on, let him go.' Because I really think that in the moment our U23s when they are all together, that's a super-strong side and that's important as well. And they train with us. The session we had yesterday, the minus-one session, a proper minus-one session – in the longer period between Premier League and the Europa League then you have a proper session – you don't get that somewhere, this quality, and stuff like this. So it's really important that the boys go through that as well. Pleased for him. I wouldn't say Luke is in the moment in a top, top, top shape because of the injury and because of another little setback. But we 100 per cent believe in him and trust him, and I wanted to show that tonight.

On the position the next one is knocking on the door with Calum. Everybody could see a really exciting player, had a few situations where he was maybe too excited, but a real talent, a real talent and a real heart for football. And James played a sensational pre-season for us. We gave him a new position, put him on the six, and he did really well there because he's very smart, and he deserves it as well. If Ben Doak would have been available tonight, he would have got minutes, like Bobby Clark probably would have minutes, so that's how it is. And we should not forget Jarell Quansah, who played again. So a lot of good boys coming up and it's not enough that I tell them what they do from time to time – not too often but from time to time – but sometimes you have to show it. Tonight we had the opportunity to do so and we did, and that's good.