'Couldn't hear themselves think' - Luton manager hails Anfield after Liverpool comeback

Luton Town manager Rob Edwards hailed the impact of the Anfield crowd during Liverpool's second-half comeback on Wednesday night.

An injury-ravaged Reds side had to come from a goal down to beat Luton 4-1, with a frustrating first-half made up for by an impressive second 45, with goals from Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott.

Prior to the match, Jurgen Klopp had called for a "European night in England" to get his players going for the midweek clash, despite the many injury issues.

After the game, the boss even drew comparisons with perhaps the Reds' most famous European night, the 4-0 Champions League win over Barcelona, as he hailed both the team and fans' spirit.

Meanwhile, speaking after the game, Luton manager Edwards admitted the home crowd (which had an attendance of 59,896 following the newly re-opened Anfield Road Stand) got to his players in the second half.

He said: "Second half was saw Anfield. We saw Liverpool at their best.

"I know they had players missing, so did we, but I thought their intensity, their counter-pressing, all of that was incredible and we found it difficult to cope with.

"That then picked the fans up and the noise was incredible and it difficult for the players to even hear themselves think never mind trying to get information across to the players and then in that time there things happened really quickly, set piece, throw in conceded as well.

"We've got to think a lot of us where we've all come from and not necessarily experienced that before and bigger, better teams have got swallowed up by that atmosphere and intensity as well.

"So look it's nothing to be ashamed of. What we've got to do is learn from it and be better next time."

Edwards added that he was keen to take the positives from the experience and hoped his team will learn from being exposed to such an environment.

He continued: "In a way it's good that they felt it. That's what elite looks like and the intensity of it as well.

"It's good that we've experienced it because I think it'll make us better."