Mark Hughes took the positives from Stoke City's defeat to Liverpool and hailed match-winner Philippe Coutinho.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes refused to get downbeat after his side succumbed to a late Philippe Coutinho stunner in Sunday's 1-0 defeat to Liverpool.
The home side seemed to have done enough to shut out Brendan Rodgers' men, 77 days after Stoke dished out a 6-1 hammering to the same side on the final game of last season.
Hughes handed debuts to Glen Johnson, Ibrahim Afellay and Marco van Ginkel and felt his side offered cause for optimism.