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| Jurgen Klopp’s European champions are now 16 points clear of second-placed Man City in the Premier League, with a game in hand |
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp felt his side should have beaten Manchester United by a more emphatic scoreline that Sundayโs 2-0 victory but was still left eulogising his teamโs โsensational footballโ.
The European champions are now 16 points clear of second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League, with a game in hand on Pep Guardiolaโs team.
โI enjoyed the game a lot. I would have preferred weโre 2, 3, 4-0 up after 60 minutes โ good for nerves,โ said the German, with his trademark grin.
Liverpool took the lead through a Virgil van Dijk header in the 14th minute but had to wait until added time to make sure of the win with a breakaway goal from Mohamed Salah.
Klopp though was forgiving of his players failing to turn spells of domination into a more emphatic victory.
โI understand sometimes concentration levels drop. In the past I would have gone crazy, but now Iโm calm,โ he said.
โWe played sensational football. We could have scored more and maybe should have scored more.
โThen United came back at the end of the first half. In the second half we created chances and played super football. But weโre not in business since yesterday โ we know they would come back and they did,โ he said.
Klopp said he was not surprised by the levels which his team continue to produce during a Premier League season in which they have yet to lose.
โTo be honest, not really. We had exceptional sessions (in training) against the kids โ 11 v 11. The boys go like crazy. I donโt take it for granted but I see them during the week so Iโm not surprised.โ
REUTERS
