Klopp relieved because Liverpool won again
"I feel like Liverpool have found themselves again with this result. I am happy with the win and relieved," Klopp said after the win at Anfield. "Today, the players started to believe a little bit more and we have to maintain our form. Today's performance was an affirmation that we can still play well. To get out of a predicament. , we need such performances."
Yesterday, Liverpool scored twice thanks to the situations of stealing from the home field and then counter-attacking. 36 minutes, from Alex Iwobi's corner, James Tarkowski hit the column. Liverpool won the ball and then counter-attacked with a smash between Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez, helping the Uruguayan striker take advantage of his speed to the left. He crossed to Salah to cushion the ball into an empty net when goalkeeper Jordan Pickford rushed to make a wrong judgment.
48 minutes, three Liverpool players surrounded and won the ball from Iwobi in the home field. Then, Andrew Robertson escaped on the left and opened the ball for Salah on the right. The Egyptian striker led a few beats and then passed Alexander-Arnold across the far post for Cody Gakpo to cushion the empty net and set the score 2-0.
According to Klopp, the 16 seconds between Tarkowski's header and Salah's opener was the turning point of the game. "That ball helped direct the game, although it didn't have a big impact, it happened. That's the biggest difference between other matches and this one," said the German coach.
Liverpool won the first time in the English Premier League in 2023, after losing 1-3 to Brentford, Brighton 0-3, drawing Chelsea 0-0 and then losing to Wolves 0-3. Klopp also admitted Liverpool had the most impressive performance in a long time. "Everton had a lot of dangerous set-pieces and we handled them very well," he said. "On top of that, we dominated completely, moved the ball well between the flanks and scored two nice goals from the counter-attack. We had real options in the box on both goals."
In addition to winning three points, Liverpool showed many bright spots in attack. Salah scored his first Premier League goal at Anfield since October 2022, while $60 million rookie Gakpo scored his first for the new club.
Salah believes Liverpool are showing signs of regaining their true form and revealed captain Jordan Henderson and vice-captain James Milner had a team meeting last week to discuss recent poor form. "This victory is very important and we hope it is the beginning," said the Egypt star. "We are very excited because this win will change everything. The performance is the same as the old Liverpool, but that started last week."
Victory over Everton helped Liverpool rise to ninth with 32 points, nine points behind fourth-placed Newcastle, but played one game less. On February 18, Klopp's teachers and students will march to Newcastle to play round 24 of the Premier League and then receive Real at Anfield in the first leg of the 1/8 Champions League round on February 21.
