Andros Townsend feels Luton showed they can stay up with Sunday's 1-1 draw against Liverpool.

Tahith Chong came off the bench for Townsend to put Luton ahead before Luis Diaz's injury-time equaliser for the visitors.

Townsend told Luton Today: “As a team it was amazing to be able to mix it with the best in the league and if not Europe.

"To come in disappointed with a point is such an amazing thing for Luton Town.

"Just being able to know that when you watch Liverpool on TV you think this is an amazing side and Luton from the Championship are down here, but now these boys are starting to realise that we can mix it with them.

"So even though we're devastated, I think we go into Saturday with more confidence because of today, hopefully it can be a positive.

“The belief going into the next games we have with United and after the international break, City and Arsenal, it's to know that we can go to these sides and mix it with them and deserve three points.

"It was a great day, of course we're devastated, we're disappointed, but I think in the long run, it will be a positive for us."

He added, “We've worked on mainly the defensive side, getting the shape right, getting the block right, getting the press right, but ultimately we knew we'd have chances on the counter attack.

"It's just being clinical when those moments came.

"We worked on it in training, us attacking players, that exact situation.

"So thankfully the work we did during the week came to fruition and almost got us three points."