Jurgen Klopp Reveals He Had “Never” Experienced a Match Like Liverpool’s Win Over Newcastle
Jurgen Klopp is no stranger to success, but even he was taken aback by the nature of Liverpool’s win over Newcastle. The Reds had to dig deep for their three points after being reduced to 10 men, but Klopp was full of praise for his side’s resolve.
A Unique Turnaround
Klopp has seen it all in his managerial career, but he admitted that he had “never had a game like this”. He was full of praise for his players, saying that they “deserved it today because with ten men we played better”.
Nunez to Start Against Aston Villa?
Liverpool’s two-goal hero Darwin Nunez took the headlines after spearheading the sensational turnaround and Klopp admitted “you could have worse arguments” to bring him into the starting 11. However, he insisted that he has never made a decision about a lineup a week before the game and conceded that Nunez is “not happy” at his recent lack of game time.
Creating a “Spirit”
Klopp believes that his squad must “create a spirit” to deal with moments of adversity. He said that the atmosphere and understanding of the boys is great, but the spirit of the boys is something different. He believes that key moments like this one can help create that spirit.
Reds for Trent and Virgil?
It was another eventful afternoon for the officials, with Eddie Howe arguing that both Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk should have been shown red. Klopp didn’t think that Alexander-Arnold’s second booking was worthy of a dismissal, and on Van Dijk he added: “I don’t think it’s a red card, it’s pretty much no contact, very little on the way to the ball, but what can I say?”
Jurgen Klopp has seen it all in his managerial career, but even he was taken aback by Liverpool’s win over Newcastle. After being reduced to 10 men, the Reds dug deep for their three points and Klopp was full of praise for his side’s resolve. Darwin Nunez understandably took the headlines after spearheading the turnaround and Klopp admitted “you could have worse arguments” to bring him into the starting 11.
Klopp believes that his squad must “create a spirit” to deal with moments of adversity, and he believes that key moments like this one can help create that spirit. It was another eventful afternoon for the officials, with Eddie Howe arguing that both Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk should have been shown red. Klopp didn’t think that Alexander-Arnold’s second booking was worthy of a dismissal, and on Van Dijk he added: “I don’t think it’s a red card, it’s pretty much no contact, very little on the way to the ball, but what can I say?”
Overall, it was an incredible win for Liverpool and one that Klopp will remember for a long time. His side showed great resilience and determination in the face of adversity, and it will be interesting to see if Darwin Nunez earns himself greater involvement in the coming weeks.