Brendan Rodgers says Liverpool will focus on domestic league after Europa league exit

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admitted he was disappointed with the manner in which his side exited the Europa League on penalties against Besiktas, but is happy to concentrate on the Premier League.

Dejan Lovren's miscued penalty meant the Turkish side progressed to the last 16 with a 5-4 shoot-out win after a 1-0 victory on the night.

Liverpool had held on at 1-0(on aggregate) in the tie until the 72nd minute, and were eventually outmuscled by a tireless Besiktas who scored their winning goal to keep the aggregate at 1-1.

"We are disappointed of course to go out in the manner we did," Rodgers said. "We created opportunities in the first half to make it difficult for them. I am proud of the team and (there was) a fantastic atmosphere we really appreciate."

"But we are disappointed having put so much into the game. We can just now concentrate on our league campaign, which is now going better, and we have an excellent opportunity in other competitions," added Rogers. 

"I can only give credit to my players. Unfortunately for us Istanbul has not been a happy place for us tonight."

"I think until they scored the goal we were quite comfortable. Out aim was to keep a clean sheet. We did miss some of our creativity but it's no excuse."

...SkySports