Gian Piero Gasperini has called on Atalanta not to get carried away with their 3-0 victory over Liverpool in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final - and admitted he expects the Reds to bring their A-game to Bergamo next week.

Liverpool suffered their first Anfield defeat since February 2023 on Thursday night as a brace from former West Ham United striker Gianluca Scamacca was added to by Mario Pasalic late in the second half as the Serie A side became just the fifth team to win their first two visits at the Reds' historic home.

However, 66-year-old Gasperini, whose career in management has spanned over two decades, refused to get caught up in the celebrations of the 3-0 drubbing of Jurgen Klopp's treble-chasing side and admitted he expects a fierce reaction from the Premier League high flyers in next Thursday's second leg in Italy.

"Tonight's game was amazing, "said the Atalanta boss "I didn't make any changes until 10 minutes to go because it was really hard to touch something about a team that held out until the 90th minute. It's okay to celebrate but we all know we will have to conquer everything in Bergamo next week because Liverpool is so strong."

Asked where winning at Liverpool in such a dominant manner ranks, Gasperini insisted the shock result was one of the best nights in both Atalanta's and Italian football's history.

"We're really happy for how big our win is, and our opponent is," added the Italian. "You know the stats about Anfield. Ten days ago we won 3-0 away at Napoli and we were happy, but not so happy. It is a win for Italian football, not many teams win here at Anfield."