Fly-half Jeremy Staunton kicked four penalties on his debut to help Tigers claim a bonus point from a 15-12 defeat at Sale Sharks on Friday night.
Murphy said Tigers made too many mistakes in the Guinness Premiership opener at Edgeley Park but that there were still positives to take from the game.
“It was a disappointing start to the season,” said the Tigers full-back. “We played some good football but we made some unforced errors at times. We have to clean those up.
“There are plenty of positives. The way we played in the last 20 minutes was spot-on. We kept coming back and didn’t let our heads go down at any stage.”
Tigers travel to Harlequins on Saturday before their first home game of the Guinness Premiership season in front of a record league crowd at Welford Road.
The new Caterpillar Stand will open for the game and take capacity up to 24,000 and interest in the game has been massive.
To mark this special fixture, tickets are priced just £15 adults, £10 young adults/full-time students and £5 juniors. There is free entry for under-10s if accompanied by an Adult.
You can even claim back the price of the ticket with our Try Before You Buy scheme.
Or try the Tigers Pick ‘n’ Mix option which offers you the chance to buy tickets for three games in the new season and gain free entry to a fourth.
Match tickets are now on general sale from the Tigers ticket office. Phone the ticket hotline on 0844 856 1880, call in at Welford Road or book online.
