Union Saint-Gilloise taught Liverpool’s young guns a lesson with a 2-1 win in Brussels, though the Reds were already into the last 16 of the Europa League.
Jurgen Klopp fielded the club’s youngest-ever team in Europe with an average age of 22-and-a-half years old and, truth be told, they struggled.
Union Saint-Gilloise took a deserved lead after 32 minutes as Mohamed Aurora beat the offside trap and took the ball past Caoimhin Kelleher before firing home.
The Reds were back on level terms on 39 minutes as Jarell Quansah bagged his first goal for the club, a composed and powerful finish after the ball fell to him from a corner.
But the hosts restored their lead just four minutes later, carving Jurgen Klopp’s young guns open with four touches – the last being a cool take from Cameron Puertas.
Klopp’s men managed just four shots against the Belgian league leaders – two of which were in the dying moments – and were second best for much of the night.
Mohamed Amoura put Union Saint-Gilloise 1-0 up after battling past Caiomhin Kelleher
Jarell Quansah blasted in an equaliser for his first Liverpool goal – and the 2,000th of Jurgen Klopp’s managerial career
Cameron Puertas quickly restored the Belgian side’s lead a few minutes before half-time
