Norwich City boss Daniel Farke was upbeat in defeat to Liverpool.
Diogo Jota, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah struck for the visitors in a comfortable 3-0 opening day win.
But Farke said: "It is great to have them [the fans] back. Football without them is not the same.
"In general I have many compliments for our lads. We struggled with many odds against us. We had to train with 11 key players and had to cancel two friendlies. We had to train for two weeks with 10 first team players. The energy was there. For 65 mins we were competitive. In the end it was a deserved win for Liverpool. I was pleased we showed maturity not to concede more than three. Our reaction and maturity in this moment... there were many positives to take.
"I am more confident after this game than before [about Norwich's survival chances]. We had attacking threat and good movement in the final third. It was difficult in the moments we conceded. We can take many positives from parts of the performance."