Jurgen Klopp was thrilled with his Liverpool team’s 1-0 win over Brentford on Saturday evening, praising his side for their defensive performance against what he believes is the ‘best set-piece team he’s ever played’. Mohamed Salah’s goal made the difference at Anfield, and Klopp was delighted with the Reds’ ability to keep the Bees out from dead balls.
“That game today was the best defensive set-piece session I ever saw in my life against the best set-piece team I’ve ever played, the most creative,” Klopp told Sky Sports. “We didn’t concede a real chance with 50, 60 set-pieces, that’s how it felt at least. It was because the boys were really focussed, the boys were really there.”
Brentford boss Thomas Frank was pleased with his team’s performance, saying that it was clear the home team were uncomfortable with dealing with them.
“We definitely could have gotten something out of it [the game]. High pressure was very good, we frustrated them a lot. Close to creating even more problems for them. I think in the first half, they only had the goal and Nunez chance when they normally start really fast,” Frank told Sky Sports. “Second half we were creating a lot of problems for Liverpool and throughout the game, if the centre-backs, number six get a yellow card, you must have done something right that created a problem for them. If you get Alisson a yellow card at Anfield for time wasting then I think it’s OK.”