His team hover just four points above the relegation zone following a woeful run of one win in 10 Premier League matches.
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“As a fan I always enjoyed the Boxing Day (football)”.
Klopp said: “I was only on the pitch during the warmup, but it [the wind] was really insane because it changed all the time”.
Jordon Ibe may nearly forced an own goal during the opening stages as they pressed a steady Swans backline into a number of missteps, but it took Liverpool the better part of an hour to register a shot on target.
Klopp felt the football was affected by winds gusting up to 50mph, but his side nevertheless recorded their first Premier League home victory since he took over – and their first at Anfield since September 26 – thanks to James Milner’s 62nd-minute penalty.
Garry Monk remains convinced that his playmaker Andre Ayew and the Swansea City squad continue to play for him.
Asked if the much-improved display stood against suggestions players were not playing for the manager, Monk said: “That was clear – and it’s been clear all through this period”. To suggest otherwise you’d have to be really stupid.
“But the results are the be-all and end-all. But we need to get points as quickly as possible”. What line-up would you like to see start?
“I thought we were excellent with the ball too, very fluid – you could sense the crowd were getting frustrated”.
Klopp’s men continued to lack a decisive pass in the final third but, when Taylor was harshly adjudged to have handled Ibe’s delivery, Milner produced an impressive penalty to beat Fabianski and break the deadlock. It was an extremely soft decision.
‘The result was taking out of our hands – we couldn’t control that [penalty] decision.
“He knows the process that we’re going through and he knows that unity is the only way through it”.
“But the results are my responsibility”. Later on, the rhythm of the match was much smaller, giving enough time for both teams to defend well against sloppy attacks.
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The return of Daniel Sturridge and captain Jordan Henderson were a welcome sight for Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp even if his team were far less easy on the eye in a laboured 1-0 win over Swansea City on Sunday.
