After a rollercoaster 4-3 victory, Jurgen Klopp had plenty of emotions and moments to reflect on. He also had to share some injury news of his own. Here are the four key points from the manager as he reflected on the performance:
1. Klopp praised the start of the game as “exceptional” and “some of the best we played this season”, noting that “the way we played offensive and defensive was absolutely exceptional” against a “pretty defensive set-up.” However, he acknowledged that what followed as Tottenham went on to level the scores “should not [have] happened,” but it “happened anyway.”
2. Klopp suffered a muscle injury himself after sprinting up the touchline to celebrate Diogo Jota’s winner. He accepted it as “fair punishment for not behaving in the right way” and noted that he would have “pain for a few days.”
3. Klopp and referee Paul Tierney were again involved in a drama-laden occasion and after receiving a yellow card for his excessive celebration, the boss received some words that he described as “not ok.” He would not divulge what those words were to the press but insisted “we have to ask Mr. Tierney what is going on.”
4. Klopp urged supporters to keep his song away from Anfield, saying “I love all of them, but my song, don’t sing it. If you want to sing it, sing it after, in the bar, whatever. It would be really nice if we leave it for later.” He saw it almost as an indication that the game was over at 3-0 but as it proved, it was not quite the case.