Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says his side would have gotten three points against Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday after Roberto Firrmino came close to breaking the deadlock in the first half of the game.
Liverpool were also lucky not to concede goal when goal keeper Alisson Becker made two massive saves to deny Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba in the second half of the game.
When asked about the game and point earned
Klopp stated that, “We have a point more than before the game. I think the performance was good enough to win it but to win a game you have to score goals and we didn’t do that. That’s why we have that result and it’s absolutely OK.”
Klopp insist that Manchester United have not been a threat to him since when he has become Liverpool manager but didn’t hold back about how good they are.
“I don’t think in these categories, they were always a threat in the moments when we met them. They were always good, they were always organised, sometimes a little bit under pressure for the wrong reasons and all these kind of things. It was always a threat and always difficult and that’s never changed. I am not sure if it’s more or less, in that moment it is just how it is.”
The German also credited club captain Jordan Henderson and Fabinho for their performance at centre-back saying they made it difficult for United to press.
“Playing on top of that really good football, made our build-up really flexible, made it really difficult for United to press – I can’t remember a real pressing situation of United and they are pretty good in that actually. So, that was really good, absolutely.”
When asked about top four in the premier league the former Dortmund manager says he knows how tough its going to be and that he will do his job to make sure they qualify for the Champions League.
“I knew it always. That’s always clear. In the season when we came second, the day when I started really thinking about the title race was the day when it was clear that we are in the Champions League.”
“I know my job and I know what I have to do. The most important thing is to qualify for the Champions League and I know how difficult it is. Yes, you are right. This season will be a tough race for the top four. True.”
When asked about Liverpool’s situation in the premier league, He said,
“I cannot decide how you look at it, to be honest. I have no idea and I cannot decide how people look at it. I know that football fans in general are not the most patient species on this planet, so they want to win each football game.
“I’m not too different to that but I am long enough in the business to know that you have to go through more difficult periods as well. It’s not the most difficult in my life – not even close to it.
“So it’s just a situation where we play football and have had injuries, still have injuries but got used to the injuries we had in the long term and now players coming back and all that stuff. So, Thiago played today a great game, a really good game, and I think it was his second start for us, so there’s space for improvement like how we work together and all these kind of things.
“ For me it’s not too important where we are in the moment, it’s important that we have points and we are around this group. We spoke about the fight for the Champions League, so that’s the most important thing and for that you need points.
“We have them and we are in the middle of a group of teams which fight for this spot and that’s what we have to do. That’s the job. It’s not about, ‘If we don’t become champions, it’s not fun anymore.’ That’s not like it is. We just fight for everything and I saw that tonight again. That’s all I need.”
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