LIVERPOOL, England (AP) – Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool showed its new-found resilience with a 96th-minute equalizer to draw 2-2 against West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Sunday.
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Klopp did not have the customary post match hand shake with Pulis and he explained in a post match interview that he did so because he wanted to be with his players on the pitch.
Kagawa played under Klopp for two spells at Borussia Dortmund and the pair won two Bundesliga titles together in 2011 and 2012.
On Klopp, he said: “He has got to do what he has got to do, I am more disappointed about the way they came back to make it 2-2”.
“Sometimes a point deserved in the right way is more important”. It felt like three. “In this moment it was an explosion”.
Both Klopp and Pulis said afterwards that Gardner got the ball, with the injury caused by the midfielder’s follow through.
It was to thank the fans for cheering them on. We were all in the game. “I did not today because it was not a friendly game”.
“This game was not a game to lose”.
Pulis added: “He is animated”.
“I’ve no problems whatsoever”, said Pulis.
Reds boss Klopp admitted immediately after Sunday’s game that he saw red during the encounter.
The 48-year-old chose to invite the players and their wives and partners to a special festive lunch usually reserved for the manager and coaching staff. “I enjoyed the atmosphere with my whole body”.
“We’re good at it and we keep working at it. We are a threat because we’ve got some big players and good deliveries from Chris Brunt”.
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Sadio Mane netted from Gaston Ramirez’s free-kick in another 1-1 draw; lifelong Red Scott Dann grabbed the victor from a corner-kick in a 2-1 win and Henri Saivet put Bordeaux ahead with a free-kick after Simon Mignolet was penalised for holding on to the ball for too long in a game Liverpool would battle back to win 2-1. That escape prompted Klopp to lead his team’s celebrations in front of the Kop at the final whistle.
