Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in what was a drama-filled evening at Anfiled. That means six points for Jurgen Klopp’s side to leave Manchester City at ten games in the English Premier League.
“I am absolutely pleased. But to be honest I expect it as well. An early goal is obviously not the best thing what can happen, but sometimes it makes one thing clear, game on.” Klopp said.
“That’s exactly what we expected Tottenham to do, being very compact, being very aggressive, chasing us. We lost that ball in in midfield, they had a counter-attack and that’s it. It was bit unlucky for us because Ali made first a save and then Harry [Kane] was there.
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“The counter press was exceptional, it was kind of back. That was the plan today, we wanted to be really strong, especially in that department, because it was clear we probably might be dominant but that means you lose balls.
“You cannot finish each situation off and then the counter-press must be there. I loved that, that was really, really good. I told the boys at half-time, the only problem in this game so far is the result, apart from that, it’s good.” Klopp added.
When asked about Mohamed Salah, Klopp insisted that the superstar missed the Manchester United game. The Egyptian midfielder has been struggling with an ankle injury for a week.
“No. It’s the ankle, the ankle he has struggled with since the Leicester game.” Klopp said.
“It’s good, but the longer the game goes the muscles get a bit tired, stuff like this, [and] if you get a knock on it then you feel it more and it makes no sense to try to push it through because we had other players, still options to change, and that’s what we did. No, nothing serious.” the German boss added.
Liverpool will be hoping to extend their lead at the top of the league to nine points with victory over Aston Villa in November.
