Liverpool 3-1 Spurs, Carabao Cup | Every word of Roberto De Zerbi's post-match press conference

Here's what he had to say...

It was a strange game, you had 17 shots on goal, was it just a case of Liverpool being able to put the ball in the net?

Roberto: "We have to shoot more times, we have to shoot better, we have to finish better in a clear situation. We are sorry for the result, disappointed, frustrated for the result, I think it's unfair. But we have to accept and be stronger than this unlucky moment because I'm honest with myself and I'm honest with you. I think in these five, six games we have been, for sure, not lucky with Newcastle, with Everton, even with Nottingham and tonight as well. We have to improve a lot of things because the first goal we conceded we didn't defend in the right way. In the second goal we could have been closer with Gakpo, but we have to understand if we are in the right way or not. I think watching the game, the last three, four games, maybe until the 60th minute with Newcastle, I think we are in the right way. I believe in my players, I have a big confidence, a big opinion of my players, and when we arrive to find the click, win a game, I think we enjoy with these players because the qualities of the players are incredible - have a look at Marmoush, Savio, Kudus, Lucas Bergvall, Mateus Fernandes, Robertson, don't forget Pedro Porro, Solanke... Solanke top, he's a good player. It's a tough moment, but we have to be stronger to prepare our best for the next game with Aston Villa and to find this click."

Do you think based on tonight's performance that you are moving in the right direction towards that big click moment?

Roberto: "I don't know if the click is Saturday or not, but we have to find, in Italian La Scintilla (the spark) because we have the qualities enough to score many goals with these players."

There were a few times in the first half where through passes weren't being played - is that where you need James Maddison, who looked quite sharp today?

Roberto: "For sure, Maddison is a different player, a special player, but he has to be fit, he has to be in the right physical condition because the Premier League intensity, even this night, is incredible. Then we can play with eight attackers, also the goalkeeper."

What did you make of your goalkeeper today?

Roberto: "Good, he's a good guy, a good goalkeeper. I'm sorry, it's my responsibility because maybe in the middle of the first half we didn't recognise the clear situation, man to man, and we had to do totally different than play close, close, close and short, but it's a process, it's the first game, it was the first game for Dubravka and in the second half he played very well."

Will you have Pedro Porro back for the weekend?

Roberto: "Yes."

Kudus? It was his first start since January...

Roberto: "Kudus is more great news for us, I think, because he can play also number 10 and we can play with Savio, Koulos, Solanke and Marmoush."