Relief for Iraola but Liverpool have work to do after snatching draw at Newcastle

When Liverpool came to Newcastle last August, there was utter jubilation as Rio Ngumoha scored a remarkable 100th-minute winner.

They scored late again this time around, through Dominik Szoboszlai's 99th-minute penalty, but it felt more like a sense of relief than joy as they rescued a point.

Andoni Iraola said afterwards that his side did not deserve to lose and, to their credit, they never gave up as they earned a 2-2 draw .

A defeat would have been Liverpool 's first on the opening weekend since 2012-13. A draw will do wonders for their spirit but it will certainly not mask their concerns.

"It's probably not the result you want when you come in before the game but we definitely deserve this point and even more," Iraola told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"The team has never given up and we've recovered one point and probably the taste is better because we score in the last minute."

Iraola will be content with the outcome, given his side trailed twice at a raucous St James' Park.

But on the flight back to Merseyside on Sunday evening, he would have had time to consider the performance, which highlighted why his squad needs more depth.