Addressing reporters at Anfield after the game, Klopp said “that’s how football should be”.
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Milner converted the resulting penalty, before Mané got in on the act with a well taken goal in the 36th minute.
The pair’s understanding has been one of the reasons behind Liverpool’s emerging success and the England global, who has scored four goals for club and country this season, received a standing ovation when he was replaced in the 69th minute.
Klopp brought on Sturridge and he made a quick impact, skipping into the Hull box before going to ground under minimal contact from Andrew Robertson, allowing Milner to slot home his second penalty of the day and seal another emphatic victory.
Liverpool, playing in front of Anfield’s new Main Stand for only the second time, did as they pleased nearly from the start as they made it an unhappy 54th birthday for Hull’s caretaker manager Mike Phelan. That took his tally to four in three games – as many as he managed in the whole of last season. A third successive league win underlined their credentials as a side capable of sustaining a challenge at the top end of the table. This time round they have 16 at the same stage.
It’s legitimately hard to pick a MOTM, as the entire team was tremendous today, but my choice would be Adam Lallana-a goal and an assist topped off an overall fierce performance, which just builds on his great start to this season.
Milner’s penalty re-affirmed Liverpool’s superiority and nine minutes before half-time it was 3-0.
Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho, right, celebrates scoring his side’s fourth goal of the game with Sadio Mane during their Premier League match Liverpool versus Hull City at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Saturday Sept. 24, 2016.
No more so was it highlighted than by the manager’s decision to drop long-time first-choice goalkeeper Simon Mignolet to give summer signing Loris Karius his Premier League debut.
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If that was careless from Liverpool, the response was impressive as just 60 seconds later Coutinho strode forward to curl a trademark 25-yarder into the top corner for his third goal of the season.
