It was indeed a tussle as Liverpool came up against Italian giants Inter Milan in a round of 16 clash on Wednesday. After the hard-fought victory by Jürgen Klopp's men, English pundits were full of praises for the Merseyside Red team.

In a tie that lived up to the expectation, the two opponents battled goalless at the closure of the first period. However, as at the climax of 90 minutes, Klopp's men emerged 2-0 victors.

Ferdinand takes dig at Manchester United

Following a brilliant performance from Liverpool, they showed that they had it in them when it comes to being contenders for the Champions League title.

Moving on, pundit Rio Ferdinand used the example of the Liverpool side to portray a lesson in character. From Ferdinand's statement, he described Manchester United players as lacking in character when it matters the most.

Ferdinand gives other details

The ex-Manchester United defender had a lot to say in terms of what Liverpool have currently, and what his beloved team lacked.

Ferdinand pointed out that we have to give huge kudos to the lads at Liverpool. In his words, he stated that no team can be perfectly complete.

There must be times when certain facets are missing. However, your character is what you need to see you through in these moments.

Summary

From Klopp's press conference, he described this as a good first half victory. However, he insisted they have still got a lot to do, come the second leg.