Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has won praise from Lincoln City counterpart Michael Appleton.
The Reds claimed a commanding 7-2 win over Lincoln in the EFL Cup on Thursday.
And Appleton revealed Klopp was quick to pay tribute to Appleton after the game.
"Jurgen just came over and said well played and good luck for the rest of the season, which is a nice touch from him," Appleton said via the Liverpool Echo.
"He's done a great job there over the last few years. They had a good mix of experience and youth today.
"I thought we saw a masterclass of finishing from Liverpool in the first half. If we put a bucket in the top corner, they would have hit it every time. There were some fantastic finishes. You get punished by these types of sides.
"We got punished by one or two errors. But the reality is the difference in the first half was the finishing. I think all the goals apart from maybe the fourth goal were right in the top corner making it really difficult for Alex [Palmer] in goal.
"In the second half no doubt about it we created opportunities. We were really unfortunate to only score two goals and I felt sorry for our boys.
"The idea at the time was to try and win the second half and that was the simple message."
