It was a frustrating night for Liverpool U23s as they were beaten 2-1 by Blackburn Rovers in Premier League 2 on Monday.
First-half goals from Jacob Davenport and Jack Evans caught the young Reds cold at Leyland County Ground and ultimately proved enough for Rovers.
Neil Critchley’s side were dominant for much of the second period and struck back through Matty Virtue, while Adam Lewis hit the woodwork twice.
Kamil Grabara saved a stoppage-time penalty from Daniel Butterworth and then almost scored himself having gone up for a final attack seconds later, but an equaliser eluded them.