“You can’t win a game against a team like Man City without passion”.
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“The transition was devastating from Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp”.
The page, now returned to normal, also listed Roberto Firmino as the stadium’s “operator” after his masterclass, and mocked high-flying City after their humbling on Saturday.
Manuel Pellegrini replaced Yaya Toure and Jesus Navas with Fernandinho and Fabian Delph at the break, but the new-look hosts had Hart to thank for keeping them in the game. We need common experience that we can talk about, work with and other things.
On the 23-year-old’s status, the Reds boss said he hoped the attacking midfielder is “well enough” and explained that he was substituted because of a “little bit of cramp” and his complaints that he “felt something”. Having given him a rough reception in real life, Liverpool supporters are now flooding the internet with jokes at his expense – though he’ll have probably seen these coming, they still won’t do his bruised and tender ego much good. I said before the game, ‘can he get up to David Silva’s standards?’ He’s still 23 years old.
Klopp believes his players will have taken plenty of confidence from this victory as they look to improve their poor form at Anfield that only yielded eight points from a possible 18. We pressed them all over the field, created a few chances and I thought we could have had a few more. “I am not interested in who is the best team in the league for as long as we are not the best team in the league”, he said.
The result leaves City third, behind second-placed Manchester United and shock leaders Leicester City.
Eliaquim Mangala’s early own goal from Firmino’s cut-back set the Reds on their way, after Coutinho had done so well to strip Bacary Sagna of possession inside his own half before finding the former in space.
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“It was very satisfying-if it was the best, I’m not sure”, Klopp told reporters after the game.
