Liverpool snatch late draw with Newcastle as Iraola era begins

Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola acknowledged his team's refusal to give up salvaged a valuable point in their 2-2 Premier League draw at Newcastle United. Dominik Szoboszlai's penalty in the ninth minute of stoppage time secured the equalizer, preventing a loss in what was Iraola's first Premier League game in charge.

Both Iraola and Newcastle's new manager, Matthias Jaissle, were overseeing their first league matches for their respective clubs. Newcastle had led twice in the game, but Liverpool managed to claw back on both occasions. The draw came after costly defensive lapses from Newcastle, including a foul in the box that led to Szoboszlai's late penalty.

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It's not the result you wanted before the game, but obviously finishing, scoring in the last minute, it gives you a better taste ... I don't think we deserve to lose the game today. I value the effort from the players, they never gave up, and at the end it arrived, and we could recover at least one point.

"It's not the result you wanted before the game, but obviously finishing, scoring in the last minute, it gives you a better taste," Iraola said. "I don't think we deserve to lose the game today. I value the effort from the players, they never gave up, and at the end it arrived, and we could recover at least one point."

Despite the frustration of conceding so late, Newcastle forward Yoane Wissa expressed pride in the team's performance. "It's rough, especially 30 seconds before the end of the game, but that's a huge step for us. That's the mentality we need to have through the season," Wissa stated. He added that the manager, Jaissle, has provided significant information since arriving three weeks ago, and the team is showing readiness for the season, though they have much to work on.

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It's rough, especially 30 seconds before the end of the game, but that's a huge step for us. That's the mentality we need to have through the season. The manager (Jaissle) came three weeks ago and gave us a lot of information, now we show on the pitch we are ready for the season. We needed this win to make a statement, but in the end we draw. We have so much to work on.