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Jurgen Klopp was keen to focus on the positives after Liverpool's Europa League exit on Thursday, highlighting the importance of being 'back to winning ways' despite suffering a 3-1 defeat on aggregate against Atalanta.
Admitting their shock 3-0 loss in the first leg at Anfield was a 'massive hurdle' to climb, Klopp praised his side's 'desire and power' after Mohamed Salah's penalty handed the Reds' a 1-0 win on the night in Bergamo.
Like their Premier League title rivals Arsenal and Manchester City, who also crashed out of Europe following Champions League defeats by Bayern Munich and Real Madrid respectively on Wednesday, Liverpool will now focus on their final six league games of the season in an effort to seal a fairytale ending for Klopp, who is leaving Anfield in the summer.
'It was clear we gave ourselves a massive hurdle,' the German admitted after the match. 'I liked the game a lot tonight with the desire and power the boys show. It was incredible from them.'
Having only just returned from injury, Trent Alexander-Arnold was drafted in to start in Italy as cover for Conor Bradley, who sustained an ankle problem during Liverpool's defeat by Crystal
