Speaking at his post-match media conference after their 5-1 win against 10-man Hull, Klopp picked out the aspect of Liverpool’s emphatic victory that particularly pleased the German.
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hailed the first-half performance of his side after a 5-1 Premier League mauling of Hull City on Saturday, insisting: “That was how football should be”.
But goals inside the last half an hour from Joe Ledley and James McArthur put Palace back level before Benteke popped up to steal the show and earn Palace a third successive league success.
Winger Sadio Mane, who had already hit the crossbar, made it 3-0 in the 36th after Lallana spun to earn enough space in the penalty area to slide a pass into his teammate. “Saturday will be no different”, Phelan said.
“No qualms”, Phelan responded when asked for his thoughts.
‘It is hard for me to comment simply because I don’t know the whole issues going on outside of the football side of things.
“But it’s not the right moment to speak about [this] because I think most of the time in life it makes sense to think about something and then it’s more likely that you can give the right answer”.
“Now it’s three weeks since I am fit to play games”. But on a match day I am in completely the wrong kind of mood for something like this.
“That was very important, because we scored the goals right and all that stuff, but winning the ball back in these moments is so important and it becomes really hard for the opponent to increase confidence”. “We have to be angry against Hull because they want our points – that makes me angry so it’s easy for me”.
“My future is that I’m 54 years old today and I have done alright!” he joked. A lot of it rests on the position of the club. I can not remember a lot of space against Tottenham – they were with 10 men behind the ball when we had the ball. “I want it resolved, but it’s not my decision”, he added.
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“Everything is down to their decision making but I’m ready and willing and up to the challenge, the players are up for the challenge, and they’ve stressed they want me at the helm”.
