After his Liverpool squad was held to an unexpected 1-1 draw at Kenilworth Road on Sunday night, manager Jurgen Klopp said his players did not deserve to defeat Luton Town.
After scoring the first goal for the home team on minute 80, substitute Luis Diaz equalized with a header in stoppage time, giving the impression that he had sealed a historic triumph.
Liverpool did had opportunities, most notably from Darwin Nunez, who wasted a fantastic chance but missed the mark from close range, but the Hatters played outstanding defense to keep their opponents to a minimum.
Although Klopp’s team might have and should have won, they cannot legitimately claim to be deserving of a victory because they were unable to break through Luton.
There weren’t many close-range saves that the goaltender needed to make. Maintaining complete focus is a challenging endeavor.
“I believe that in the first half, Ryan [Gravenberch] had the best opportunities. He had the ball, slalomed through the lines, and passed it to Diogo [Jota], who was in a hurry.” These were occasions where we were neither convincing nor clear enough to change the course of the game.
