"We are really happy to be playing the second leg of the next round at Anfield," said the boss.
"It's really important to play at Anfield last in the next round because we know that the players can work that little bit harder when the fans are behind them at home.
"I was disappointed with the goal we conceded in the first half because I felt it wasn't a corner. But we showed character to come back from behind and we were always a threat on the counter attack.
"We played very well and there are a lot of positive things to come out of this result. It's always easy to talk about Arbeloa, Carragher and Agger, but the whole team worked hard.
"Cavalieri played well in goal and Lucas and Ngog deserve a lot of credit too. David's movement was very good - he is a clever young player and worked very hard and Lucas proved he is a very good player as well - he has character and quality.
"Robbie Keane also worked hard alongside Ngog. Every striker wants to score goals, but his movement was especially good and he was always a threat.
"Ryan Babel scored another good goal too - he played very well as a right winger today, so that is yet another positive to take from this match.
"And the last positive thing is seeing the three young lads come on to make their debuts.
"It is very good to have young players like Darby, Spearing and Kelly come on from the bench in the Champions League."