Birmingham City boss Steve Bruce was delighted with the attitude and application of his players after they secured a point from a goalless draw at Liverpool.

He told the club's official website : "I thought we were excellent in our approach to the game, we defended as a team and the players deserve a big pat on the back.

"The back four were great. We've now kept two clean sheets on the trot and that's going to be important, but I don't want to pick out individuals, the whole team were terrific.

"It's never easy to come here against a really good Liverpool team, but we have thoroughly deserved to get something out of the game.

"We are just new into the league, but we are on course and level par with the games played and the points we've got.

"As a club we have to love occasions like this, playing at venues like this and we want to be back here next season.

"We know we are going to be one of the clubs loitering around the bottom of the table and it is absolutely vital that we stay in the division."