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That's your lot from Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo and manager Andoni Iraola.

Worth the wait, eh...?

Both addressed Sunday's officiating in the defeat by Arsenal while looking ahead to Wednesday's game in Istanbul.

Here are the top lines:

• Iraola didn't give much away with regard to Ryan Gravenberch's injury and labelled it as "day to day"
• The Liverpool boss claimed he hasn't asked for an explanation with regard to refereeing decisions against Arsenal on Sunday, nor has he asked for one, while Cody Gakpo said the team "have to live with that decision"
• Iraola was under no illusions that Wednesday "will not be easy" but said "Istanbul is always going to be very special for Liverpool"
• Finally, when asked about transfer speculation from the summer, Gakpo stated that there was "not much of a discussion" and "the decision that was made, was made"

Our evening team will be back with you in the next hour or so to bring you all of tonight's Champions League action so make sure to tune in.

Have a great evening!

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Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola on the midfield battle against Fenerbahce: "They have very good players in midfield, they have a very good technical level. If we allow them a lot of time on the ball and don't press them properly we will suffer.

"We need to not allow them to win confidence as they have experienced players who know how to play in this competition."

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Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola on the Arsenal game: "It is difficult when you lose but I am happy with a lot of things from the other day. Still we need to improve, especially attacking in the box. A lot of times we had the numbers there but not making the proper runs. We put Arsenal under pressure, they defended well but I liked a lot of things."

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Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola on Ryan Gravenberch: "It is a day to day thing. The fracture healed, it is about the pain. He has some discomfort. It is going to be something every day we will ask him how he is."

On Trey Nyoni: "He has to continue in the same place as the beginning of the season, being ready for every game. We trust him, he is doing very well. We have to encourage him to continue improving and learning."

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Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola on Fenerbahce's style of play: "They are in a situation where they have changed their manager. The players have not changed, we know most of the players and the team. We don't have as many games to analyse with Dirk Kuyt than they had with the previous manager but I don't think they've changed much the style."

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Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola on Istanbul being a "lucky" place for Liverpool: "Istanbul is always going to be very special for Liverpool. It is difficult to find a more important night. Tomorrow it won't be easy, you talk about statistics, especially English teams playing here. They have very good players and a very good squad, they know how to play in this competition. We have to start strong in the game.

"It is very early in the season to establish comparisons. We want to continue how we have done in the Champions League, three games and nine points, it is a good chance to get to 12 points and then finish in the top eight.

"Champions League away is very difficult."

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Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola on if asked for explanation from Pro Ref on referee decisions against Arsenal: "I didn't ask for an explanation. I told you what I think about the plays but honestly I don't have time. Been preparing for this game, focusing on the opposition and how to prepare the team for tomorrow."

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Some final words from Cody Gakpo on the Champions League tournament and whether it suits Liverpool more than the Premier League: "I think it depends how you look at it, if you look at both leagues, we scored a good amount of goals. Champions League is special. I don't want to say this league suits us more than the Premier League obviously."

On team options: "We can see a lot of potential, I think everybody has showed it already individually. We have to know each other very well. I think from that moment on it can only be better than it is now."

On what he expects from the stadium: "Very hostile and great environment. The environment was massive. I'm looking forward to it and hopefully it will be a good atmosphere."

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Fresh out of the Istanbul traffic, Andoni Iraola has finally arrived.

He says he hasn't received an explation for the referee's decision against Arsenal on Sunday, nor has he asked for one.

We'll bring you the full quotes shortly...

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Liverpool

On his decision to stay at Liverpool after a summer of transfer speculation: "Not much of a discussion the decision was made and that was made."

On how far Liverpool are off being at the top of the Premier League table again: "At the moment 9 points, but I think they [Arsenal] are a very good team. I think we are gaining progress in certain aspects. We are working on the consistency to stay on every minute of every game."

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Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo on the Reds coming up against former player Dirk Kuyt, who now manages Fenerbahce: "He got a lot of caps in the national team, also played for Liverpool. I think he scored a hat-trick last time he played there. I watched quite a bit of him."

On if he has a point to prove after speculation over his future in the summer: "No not really, I think my mindset has stayed the same like it always had been, trying to perform. I try to enjoy football and life."

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Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo on the Reds not getting a penalty against Arsenal at the weekend: "Yeah it can be frustrating at times, but in the end it's the referee's decision.

"As a team we play pretty fair. I think on both occasions you could've given a penalty or a foul but we have to live with that decision."

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Everybody stay calm! There's a Liverpool news conference getting under way.

Dutch international Cody Gakpo is up before Andoni Iraola and we'll bring you quotes from both as we get them.

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It's been 84 years...

Waiting for Andoni Iraola, not a United win. Though I guess the same could be said for both.

The Liverpool manager's news conference keeps getting pushed back due to Istanbul traffic.

Keep sending your thoughts in while we wait if you want. About the Champions League, not Istanbul traffic.

And we promise you we'll bring you Iraola as soon as we can.

Aadam Patel
Football Reporter in Istanbul

Dirk Kuyt was in a very optimistic mood ahead of his reunion with Liverpool tomorrow. Interestingly, it's the first time that these two sides have ever faced each other.

Inside a packed press conference room at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Kuyt spoke passionately about wanting to show Europe how strong Fenerbahce can really be.

The Turkish side are going through a torrid run of form and Kuyt only stepped up as interim boss last week but this fixture offers a massive opportunity to get the fans smiling again.

"Liverpool is an amazing team but so is Fenerbahce and if we and the fans can show up tomorrow in Kadikoy, Europe will really see how big Fenerbahce is," he said.

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Fenerbahce interim coach Dirk Kuyt spoke earlier today and was asked about facing Liverpool on Wednesday evening: "We have a good plan. I was listening to Andoni Iraola after the Arsenal game and he said he was happy about the energy. The most important thing is to play with energy and passion. Europe will see how difficult it is to play against us.

"Going to the Champions League after 18 years was very important for Fenerbahce. When you reach that level, you know you'll be playing against very impressive teams.

"I was very excited after the draws were made. It was very clear that it would be a very special situation. Tomorrow will be very important for me, but right now the club is what's important."