“It was very important the players kept their nerves and were strong in their minds, and that’s what they did”.
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Klopp will return to Wembley for the first time since leading Borussia Dortmund to the 2013 Champions League final, where he could meet Merseyside rivals Everton, who play Manchester City on Wednesday evening holding a 2-1 advantage from the first-leg.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Stoke City reverted to their old style of play in Tuesday’s League Cup semi-final and felt Marko Arnautovic’s goal should have been ruled out for offside.
“I can not have any influence”.
Check out this free online live stream of the game here to watch Liverpool take on Stoke City in the Capital One Cup Semi-Final second round! “We already had five, but there was no real decision – [Allen] took the ball”. For sure it is a north of England final and if everything comes together in a good way, it is a derby at Wembley.
“The people of this city are awesome, they way that Red and Blue mix together”. In a derby do everything to beat them. “Wembley is a cool place to play football but we go there to win – it’s not much fun to lose”.
Defeat was cruel on Stoke and Mark Hughes, whose tactics to intimidate and expose Liverpool’s defence nearly paid off spectacularly, said: ‘Hopefully we will get the credit we deserved. I was behind the wall of my players so I have to watch it at home.
Stoke levelled the tie in first-half stoppage-time as a clinical, free-flowing move involving Walters and Bojan ended with the former Barcelona playmaker crossing for Arnautovic to calmly side-foot past Mignolet – a fifth goal in his last 10 appearances.
Joe Allen calmly curled the decisive spot-kick into the corner after Stoke defender Marc Muniesa saw his earlier shot saved by a sprawling Simon Mignolet.
“The first 15 minutes I have no words for and we’ve had this situation three or four times this season”.
“In the end Liverpool will be honest and say they were more grateful to get to penalties because we looked more likely. It’s different and we don’t need to think about that”. “We only go there to win and if the players have the same attitude, the same readiness and the same passion then we have a big chance”.
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