Liverpool produced a fine display at Anfield in their 3-1 win over Manchester United. The Reds were dominant in almost every aspect of the game and moved back to the top of the Premier League with the three points.
This was Jurgen Klopp’s first win over Manchester United in the Premier League, and our manager was extremely pleased with the result. The German was asked if he was happy with the players, and he went on to claim this was one of the best performances of the team (h/t Evening Standard):
“Very! Very, very, very.
“The brilliant start was one of the best performances we had since I’m in Liverpool, to be honest, not only this season.”
The manager spoke about our quality of play in the first 30 minutes and how we could have scored more than the one goal. However, United scored after the half-hour mark, and Klopp was happy with the half-time break coming.
“I had no problem with the half-time whistle, honestly, and then we could adjust a few things. It was not that I thought then that United was manning the game or whatever, but it was just a bit more open.”
The German spoke about the team pushing on in the second half and how Xherdan Shaqiri changed the game, with a bit of luck, for both his goals.
Klopp certainly needed to get this monkey off his back, and United were soundly beaten on Sunday. The win should give us more confidence ahead of a tough run of fixtures in the coming weeks.
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Our next tie is away against Wolverhampton Wanderers and we take on Newcastle United a few days later as we look to maintain our slender lead in the Premier League.
