Jurgen Klopp loved every bit of Liverpool’s display as they brushed aside Leeds United on Monday night to return to winning ways in the Premier League.
After five games without a win across all competitions, Liverpool put a six-star performance on display at Elland Road, with braces from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah, alongside goals apiece from Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez.
The win saw the Reds claim all three points deservedly, amid hopes of a late strong push to secure European football of some sort for next season.
Jurgen Klopp has his eye on one game at a time and was mostly just pleased to see his side claim victory in dominating fashion.
Klopp delighted at every aspect of Liverpool’s win
Speaking after the game, he said: “I don’t know. [What] pleased me most? The moment of the game, the best [one] I enjoyed the most, was the 92nd minute. I think it was already five or six-one, we lose the ball and four players chase the poor, poor player from Leeds down in that moment. I think that’s the basis for the whole game because that gave us stability. It was, from a counter-pressing point of view, definitely the best game we played this season. In possession probably as well.”
“Being calm, prepared with little passes, preparing direction in a really good way. At least three goals we scored [came] after counter-press, which is obviously massively helpful. Then we were calm in the decisive moments to pass exceptional balls.”
“I think Mo’s second was super play, I’m not sure if it was Curtis to Robbo, then Cody, then playing the ball to Mo. That was really, really good. A lot of good moments; the last goal was a sensational pass from Trent and Darwin could finish it off. It was a good game.”
Those goals for Diogo Jota ended a long drought for the Portuguese and also marked his first goals of the season.
Reflecting on that, Jota said: “Yeah, it was a great feeling. Obviously as a forward I want to score, not only assist, as I’ve been doing this season. And hopefully I can carry on this form from today.”
“Yeah, I think it was a bit of last season as well, I didn’t score in the last few games. This season is really, really hard, struggling with injuries. Now I’m trying to get that momentum and games like today will certainly help for that.”
