LASK 1-0 Liverpool – Europa League LIVE: Jurgen Klopp’s side concede first AGAIN as Ryan Gravenberch starts in their first European game of the season as Aston Villa make it 2-2 in crazy half at Legia Warsaw

Well, it’s hard to know what Jurgen Klopp will be telling his players.

Nobody picked up Florian Flecker for his early strike, and LASK did well to block Ryan Gravenberch from getting out to him. It looked like a training ground routine.

Darwin Nunez should have scored with a header but Tobias Lawal produced a great save, scarmbling across his line to paw away Nunez’s header.

Liverpool have created and haven’t looked particularly weak in defence, but they need something to change. At times they’re looking sloppy. LASK are winning the battlle of muscles in individual challenges but the Reds have got their number when it comes to pace and counter-attacks.

Who isn’t being put on the naughty step tonight?

That was well-deserved, though. He flew into Kostas Tsimikas as he ran into resistance as Liverpool countered.

A very enthusiastic chop on the Liverpool left-back.

Rene Renner had the better of Bajcetic there on the right flank and the youngster, deputising out of position forn Trent Alexander-Arnold, brings him down.

Konate is shown a card for dissent.

A sumptuous volley from the full-back after a corner.

Nunez tried to prod it in from inches out but somehow, Tobias Lawal got a hand to it. What a stop after Virgil van Dijk had headed it back into the box from a corner. All Nunez had to do was touch it, but out of nowhere the goalkeeper came. Speedy reactions.

Mo Salah has been eyed warming up for Liverpool in a scene which Jurgen Klopp hopes will spark some urgency into his side.

Liverpool are beating LASK for pace here… but it’s not enough. Luis Diaz nearly nicked it past Branko Jovicic but the midfielder submitted a robust challenge to deny the Reds a breakaway.

Darwin Nunez did so well to burst past his marker down the left hand-side and pass the ball to Kostas Tsimikas.

He puts a dangerous ball in and Ryan Gravenberch nearly got on the end of it but LASK dealt with it.

A fall from Ibrahima Konate gives Marin Ljubicic a chance to score as he bares down on goal but Virgil van Dijk gets across with a big tackle.

Konate appealed for a foul but wasn’t strong enough there.

Legia have restored their advantage in an exciting start to their match against Aston Villa. Nice take from Ernest Muci, firing through a pair of legs into the far corner.

Liverpool don’t deserve to be 1-0 down.

Jurgen Klopp has no need to panic as his team are hardly putting in a faulty performance. The marking for the goal was lackadaisical but it took a moment of brilliance from Florian Flecker to capitalise on that.

Liverpool have seen most of the ball and created a variety of chances. Obviously the scoreline it far from what they want, but the performance is not terrible.

Liverpool are showing good intent here, pressing high and winning the ball back fast if they lose it.

That determination resulted in the ball falling at the feet of Tsimikas, but unfortunately for the Reds, his shot ended nowhere near the goal as he dragged it wide.

Darwin Nunez heads over the bar after a looping cross from Harvey Elliott on the left.

This is the time to be calm. Liverpool can’t let this early goal derail them, and the saving grace is that they’ve got experience of coming from behind this eason.

Ryan Gravenberch has settled in nicely and got himself into the box with a good one-two but couldn’t get a shot away.

That is some strike from Flecker.

The corner is swung out to him fas he rests on the edge of the box unmarked, and he takes one touch before swiping it home diagonally across goal.

Ben Doak is clearly a threat one-on-one.

He darted into the box there and beat his man before playing it across goal. Out for a corner with an interception, and LASK defend it well.

Liverpool win another corner after Kostas Tsimikas’ cross in headed out.

Harvey Elliott has been active in Liverpool’s start to the game.

The young midfielder has been getting on the ball and been a solid part of their attacks so far.

Over in Warsaw, Aston Villa have equalised! It’s a goal for Jhon Duran!

Liverpool are on top so far and have kept the ball well with short passes.

There’s been a goal in Poland… and it’s not the start Unai Emery would have wanted as Aston Villa concede!

Paweł Wszołek dealt the blow for the experienced European outfit.

LASK will have to make the most from set pieces tonight.

Liverpool defend a couple of corners competently.

Liverpool kick off in their shiny new third kit.

Florian Flecker fouls new man Ryan Gravenberch with a fierce challenge in Liverpool’s half. Welcome, Ryan!

Kick-off not far out now.

Liverpool and LASK are coming out of a rather spacious, ornate tunnel.

Jurgen Klopp told TNT Sports that Ryan Gravenberch has impressed him since day one.

He said: ‘Ryan looked from the first second that he is with us that he wants to show up so we want to let him out of the cage.’

On Doak: ‘[I hope] ust that he enjoys the game. In his one-on-one skills, he is exceptional, but he can improve in lots of departments. We are really positive.’

On LASK: ‘We have to defend on a top, top level as they brought in a player with a long throw-in and they have two wing0-backs who can throw the length of the stadium!’

On squad rotation: ‘The players who played on Saturday could have played again but we have to make sure that we use the full squad.

I have a team today who want to prove a point and show up. We want to show that we really want to give it all in this competition.’

Liverpool are in Europa League Group E alongside LASK, Toulouse, and Union Saint-Gilloise.

Liverpool are out for their warm-up.

Big night for Ben Doak and Ryan Gravenberch on their full debuts. Doak penned a new long-term deal this week and this is a brilliant opportunity to show the fans – and Jurgen Klopp – what he can do.

While Jurgen Klopp will hand minutes to youngsters he trusts, there will be no easy handouts for Reds hopefuls and their manager has insisted that Liverpool will take the competition seriously.

Unai Emery has named his line-up for his side’s trip to Legia Warszawa in the Europa Conference League. We’ll bring you periodic updates with any key moments in that game.

Our reporter Tom Collomosse is there as Clement Lenglet, Jhon Duran, Youri Tielemans, and Nicolo Zaniolo start.

Here are LASK’s 11 tonight.

Robert Zulj, who has been playing up front for them, skippers the side tonight. He’s had a strong start to the season with three goals and two assists in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Our Merseyside reporter Lewis Steele is in Linz tonight. Here is his assessment of Jurgen Klopp’s selection decisions tonight:

Well we thought that Jurgen Klopp would make changes but perhaps not to this level, with none of the players who started the win at Wolves on Saturday remaining in the XI here.

There’s a well-deserved start for 17-year-old Scottish sensation Ben Doak, while Irish goalkeeper Caiomhin Kelleher gets a chance. New Deadline Day signing Ryan Gravenberch is in from the off after making his debut at Wolves off the bench, and 18-year-old Stefan Bajcetic is playing after a lengthy injury lay-off. Fringe players Harvey Elliott and Darwin Núñez also get a start after impressing in the second half on Saturday.

Ben Doak is currently somewhere in the process of what we call ‘bursting onto the scene’.

He’s only 17 and has made just a handful of appearances after joining from Celtic last year, but he has already made a grand impression on his superiors. Virgil van Dijk even compared him to a ‘Tasmanian Devil’ because of his skill and speed – how many players get that honour?

Tonight, he becomes the third-youngest player to start a European game for the club after Raheem Sterling and Michael Owen.

Liverpool’s 2015/16 Europa League campaign was exciting, infusing fans with a sense of hope after an underwhelming spell in their history.

While they lost 3-1 to Sevilla in the final, some of these players are regarded as Liverpool heroes for what they want on to achieve since. Others? Not so much.

Take a look at where that line-up is today.

The Raiffeisen Arena in the beautiful city of Linz plays host to tonight’s encounter.

It only opened earlier this year on the site of the old ground and can seat around 19,000 spectators.

Jurgen Klopp has made sweeping changes to his starting lineup for this match.

Summer signing Ryan Gravenberch is handed his first start in Liverpool colours after coming on as a late sub in their last match.

Starlet Ben Doak gets a chance to shine from the off on the wing alongside fellow youngsters Harvey Elliott and Stefan Bajcetic, who are steadily building their careers in the first team.

Good afternoon and welcome to Mail Sport’s live blog as Liverpool travel to Austria to take on LASK.

Jurgen Klopp’s men are back in this competition for the first time since the 2015/16 season, when they reached the final and lost to Sevilla. We’re set to see a few youngsters handed opportunities in Europe this season for the Reds.

They face a club on the rise in LASK, who have gone from strength to strength since rejoining the Austrian Bundesliga in 2017/18. They finished third last season.