DEBUTANT Nathan Eccleston admits it was an afternoon of mixed emotions as he made his Premier League bow in Liverpool’s 3-1 defeat at Fulham.

The 18-year-old followed up his first appearance for Rafael Benitez’s senior side in the midweek Carling Cup loss at Arsenal with a late substitute appearance at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

Now the Liverpool starlet has backed his team-mates to prove the doubters wrong and get a victory on Wednesday night in the Anfield outfit’s crucial Champions League match at Lyon.

Eccleston said: “It was a disappointing afternoon. I thought we’d dominated the first-half possession wise, but just couldn’t find a breakthrough.

“Fernando took his goal well to get us back in the game, but the second-half was disappointing.

“We’ve got to try and pick ourselves up for Lyon now. The best thing about football is that you’ve always got another game to look forward to and try to improve. We need to go out there and show the fans we’re together as a team and try to get the win.

“Lyon was always going to be an important game, but after a loss it is always important to bounce straight back. Getting the three points against Lyon is the best possible way of doing that.

“Making my debut against Arsenal at the Emirates came as a bit of a surprise, but I was delighted the manager gave me the nod.