However, just nine minutes later, the Baggies were on level terms, when Craig Dawson netted after Simon Mignolet had flapped at a corner.
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Both of Albion’s goals against Liverpool came from his corners, although he was reluctant to claim much credit for the first goal.
The injury prone Daniel Sturridge remains the club’s best player and without him leading the lines, Liveprool seems to lack the cutting edge upfront to win games.
Yes Liverpool equalising in the 96th minute at home to West Brom is not what any Reds supporter wants to see, but the players retained the belief until those dying moments and very almost even won it.
Asked by the Liverpool Echo to describe the world shared between the two, Klopp said: “I can’t remember, I haven’t the biggest talent to remember things like this”.
Following the game we took to social media to see how Can’s performance went down with fans.
Klopp clashed with Pulis on the touchline after Craig Gardner’s crunch tackle meant Dejan Lovren had to leave the pitch.
Of course, as is usually case, in-denial fans refused to accept the obvious, and shouted me down for being “negative” about Mignolet, but the proof is in the pudding. On Thursday we played on ice, today against a wall.
“Sometimes it takes more than a few seconds to cool down…”
“I don’t feel we have to look at other people just because they cost £20 million”, the German explained. “I’m happy at Liverpool and I want to stay here for a long time”.
Klopp added: “I don’t know how many of our goals (conceded) are from set-pieces, it’s something like 98 per cent”. I don’t think there was a booking during the game. “I have been animated all my life on the bench”. I have no problems with that.
Opposition teams now know what to do to beat Liverpool, just cross the ball into the 18-yard-box where physically imposing defenders or strikers with excellent or average aerial prowess are stationed; nod the ball to goal and score.
If the reaction of the Anfield crowd – and a poll on the Liverpool Echo website – is anything to go by, he might have stuck the right chord.
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“If you are going into challenges, the two worst challenges in the game are James Milner’s on Gardner and Martin Skrtel’s on (Jose) Salomon Rondon”.
