Charlton under 23s V Liverpool under 23s

I went tonight and thoroughly enjoyed it. I think it might be true to say that Liverpool scored from their only shot on target and that was after a Beeney error, although I suspect many people watching on the stream may have noticed more Liverpool efforts.
A Liverpool fan before the game reckoned Liverpool would win 4-0, they had won every game they had played so far, started with a team that had Ings and two others Brannagan and Ejaria who had had first team experience, then brought on Garcia who had also had first team experience. The Liverpool fan might well have been optimistic because they also had the guy who blazed two free kicks over, Wilson, and he has scored a shedload of goals in the last couple of seasons.
Of course the game could have gone either way, it was a proper piece of sport, and a genuine contest, but we improved steadily throughout the game and played very well. I have seen a few games at this level already this season and Liverpool were several notches above teams we have played so far, it was an extremely creditable performance from Charlton, who weren't even able to put out quite the strongest side, and certainly didn't have the experience under their belts that Liverpool had.
Fairchild was excellent, Liverpool fans at half time remarked upon Anderson, and if anybody couldn't see how Lapslie gives his all (he does that every game) then they are blind. We had decent moments all over the field and special mention goes to Blumberg and Bowry who were facing a tough challenge, and basically won the contest in their department.
I understand it was a group cup game, and the other two sides in this group are Stoke City and Bristol City, but we got a point and can take a lot of heart from that, when comparing ourselves this evening to an outfit from a Premier League side with shedloads of money.