Liverpool fought again to assert a 3-1 victory over Bournemouth within the Premier League on Saturday, with supervisor Juergen Klopp praising his aspect’s poise below stress after they conceded the primary purpose at Anfield.
Liverpool was caught napping within the opening 5 minutes, as Bournemouth had a purpose disallowed for offside earlier than taking the lead by means of Antoine Semenyo within the third minute.
However, the hosts did properly to beat their stutter, with targets from Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota sealing the factors after Luis Diaz had cancelled out Semenyo’s strike.
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“Horrible start to the game. I thought the first goal we conceded was offside and a wake up call. OK, you take that. And then a minute later we conceded a regular goal which is not cool,” Klopp informed Sky Sports.
“We needed a few minutes to shake it off and then we were really good. The second half it changed completely because all of a sudden we were 10 men but scored the third goal, which is very important in this moment.”
“It gave us energy. It is the second match day and tough. It was surprisingly hot today, so it was intense for the boys but we fought through that and didn’t concede anymore, got the three points and that is all that I need.”
Klopp added that Liverpool had responded higher to conceding a purpose in opposition to Bournemouth than they did in its season-opening 1-1 draw with Chelsea.
“When we found our way into the game we played in areas we had to play and we were calm, which is good,” Klopp mentioned.
“I said after Chelsea, after we conceded I saw us getting into a rush. I did not see that today. We found our way back into it and played the game we wanted.”
Liverpool’s win got here at a value, with Alexis Mac Allister being proven a crimson card for a excessive deal with within the 58th minute, which means the Argentine midfielder will serve a three-match ban.
Mac Allister’s sending off appeared a harsh choice, with Bournemouth supervisor Andoni Iraola saying after the match that it “did not look like a red card”.
Klopp agreed along with his counterpart, saying: “I understand 100% how it looks for a ref in that moment but when you see it back, it is the inside of the foot and no power behind it.”
“We saw harsher challenges which were not a red card and this shouldn’t have been one. I don’t know exactly what we have to do, but we should talk about it again.”
Liverpool subsequent journey to face Newcastle United.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com