We lost this game for many reasons and was one of them is [the psychological impact] of Liverpool making it 1-1 just before half-time. But we have a benchmark now and we can assess it and look at things we need to improve on.
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“We prepare the players we have in well but as well, you have to consider that we have been a bit unlucky”. After suffering through a slow start to their last campaign, he hopes the win at the Emirates can push players to jump out to a more promising first month of the season. At the back we lack a bit of maturity but you know that before we go into the game.
Coutinho also emphasized the importance of the victory on Liverpool’s overall morale.
“(It was) very entertaining”, he said.
He certainly looked off the pace for the start of the game.
It was very soon 4-1 to Klopp’s transformed side after a superb run by new signing Mane, who broke down the right flank and raced past two Arsenal defenders before firing a rasping left-foot shot into the far corner.
“I am happy not only because I scored two goals but because the team played well and we got the three points we wanted”.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has bemoaned the “Catch-22” situation he was put in by pushing Aaron Ramsey to play in the demoralising defeat against Liverpool on Sunday, Squawka News reports.
“OK, I have a big, big part [to play] in the excitement in the last half hour, because it’s not allowed to celebrate the fourth goal when there is still half an hour to go”, Klopp told Sky Sports.
“I made a big mistake because I was involved in celebrations”.
Jamie Vardy will play against the Gunners for the first team since snubbing a move to the London outfit, and endured a horrific game against the Tigers on Saturday. “We’ve got confidence in ourselves and we’ll set our own targets”. “When he finally got the move he thought his talents deserved, I was staggered by the £34m fee Liverpool were prepared to pay for him”, added Crooks. “It’s always hard winning in London against Arsenal”.
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The visitors held on, with Klopp acknowledging his side must make improvements, although it appears he would prefer to do that on the training ground than in the transfer market.
