Iraola highlights defensive lapses in Liverpool defeat to Fenerbahce

Liverpool lost 3-2 to Fenerbahce in the Champions League, prompting manager Andoni Iraola to criticize key defensive errors, according to The Daily Mirror.​

Goals from Trey Nyoni and Alexander Isak were offset by Fenerbahce’s Mason Greenwood, Archie Brown, and Vedat Muriqi. Iraola singled out set-piece defending by Nyoni, Jeremy Jacquet, and Alexis Mac Allister on Muriqi’s header.

​Iraola stated: “It’s [a feeling of] frustration, because it’s a difficult place to come here and to play…”​

He added: “…the wall, I don’t think we set it properly and the last one Muriqi jumps and wins the ball against three of our defenders, it’s something that definitely we have to defend better.”​

Addressing squad changes, Iraola defended his selection: “I trust the squad to sustain the level. I don’t think it was the main reason why we lost…”