“The first game was good and the second game was not”, Klopp added.
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It’s a world Jurgen Klopp did not have to inhabit during his debut season in England as he was given the time to impose his vision, but Saturday gave him a taste of Anfield’s annual recycling of discontent.
A second goal, against the run of play, after 36 minutes put Burnley firmly in control as Defour showed his quality, winning a loose ball and advancing to the edge of the Liverpool area before finding Gray.
Liverpool did not have a good day against Burnley as a flat Merseyside team ended up losing 2-0 to the newly promoted side.
“I’m pleased to see a reaction from my players”, said Chelsea manager Antonio Conte. “I don’t know in this moment, but we don’t have a preferred position for transfers”.
The Netherlands global admitted that Jürgen Klopp’s men “expected to create better chances” than they did in East Lancashire, insisting that sometimes they will “have the kind of games that it doesn’t work”.
Wijnaldum did create three chances for his teammates, but no one could take up the opportunity as Liverpool drew a blank against a side they had never lost to previously in the Premier League.
Meanwhile, Burnley boss Dyche was dismissive of the statistic of possession and pointed out that, as his team proved emphatically against Liverpool, it often has little bearing on the result of a game.
The Merseysiders looked to draw them out, but were not patient or surgical enough in their approach, leading to mistakes which Burnley were happy to exploit.
Gray was playing non-league football for Hinckley when he posted the offensive tweets. “We have to accept it”, said the German.
37′ – GOAL! Burnley 2-0 Liverpool.
“We had a great run last season but we come into every game as underdogs now and we have to give 150%”. “OK, I could now name a few names, but it is possible that they could still play so I have not made a final decision about this”.
Away from the field, Liverpool’s stock was high, after it became known that they are the target of an £800 million (S$1.4 billion) takeover bid backed by the Chinese government that has the potential to make them the richest club in the Premier League.
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Klopp confirmed that there were no new injuries ahead of the meeting with former Liverpool forward Nigel Clough’s side. “Ask goalkeepers and central defenders; when they make a mistake it often leads to a goal, but they have to carry on and we do too in the work we do”.
