Daniel Farke 'annoyed' by what happened after Liverpool stunned by Leeds - 'I have to say'

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Liverpool were beaten 4-2 by Leeds United in their final friendly of their tour of the United StatesLeeds United manager Daniel Farke has expressed his disappointment at not being able to receive a trophy after his team’s victory over Liverpool.The Reds suffered a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Leeds in Chicago in their final match of their pre-season tour of the United States.Liverpool had taken a 2-0 lead before the half-time interval, thanks to goals from Luke Chambers and Florian Wirtz, before Leeds mounted a stunning comeback with four goals in the second half to hand Andoni Iraola his first defeat since being named Reds boss.Farke has explained why he was happy with his team’s performance, but was “annoyed” at not being awarded a trophy after their efforts.Leeds went through the tour unbeaten, having also defeated Wrexham 3-2 and Sunderland 1-0. Farke had been under the impression that his side would be presented with a trophy for finishing as the top British team during the trip across the Atlantic."First of all, I have to say, I'm a bit annoyed, because they told me we play a tournament with four teams," Farke told Leeds' club media."Anyhow, we won this tournament and, actually, I want the trophy, because — especially in the U.S. — you normally get the trophy for everything, but no trophy is around.

And then to have, on the last day, a game against Liverpool."Bit difficult first half - was a bit unlucky to be 2-0 down. I think we fully deserve to win this game, especially brilliant second half."So all credit goes to them, and we take lots of positives - not just this game, but lots of positives out of this tour, and we'll head back to the U.K.

All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageIraola, meanwhile, will have serious concerns regarding his side's performance in the second half. He said: "I think we learn a lot of things."Obviously, it's not the result you want, but I think probably the most useful friendly we played - in a positive way in the first half and in a negative way in the second half."I think we've learned a lot from today, and I think we can take good conclusions and solve some things."Liverpool will now return to Merseyside ahead of their remaining pre-season friendlies against Monaco and Como.