Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was delighted with his side’s FA Cup third round win over Arsenal on Sunday.
The Reds manager was equally delighted not to have to play the replay scheduled during the so-called ‘winter break’ taken by Premier League sides. Liverpool, who beat Mikel Arteta’s side 2-0, will play in the fourth round on Monday as there are 11 days until their trip to Bournemouth after Wednesday’s game against Fulham. For now, the team may need some time to recover with injuries and absences mounting.
I’m very proud,” Klopp told the BBC after the game. “It’s a very difficult draw. Probably the hardest draw we can get. It’s very difficult considering everything we had to consider to get here. Arteta and Arsenal then came up with the idea of a slightly different line-up. Smart – and I had a problem with it.
We brought in a substitute at half-time. We needed it and the second half was much better. I actually went into the game and it was an open game. You can always win an open game and it was really good today to score such a great goal and use the players.
We fought for 95 minutes, but at one point we started playing football. It was very cold and it was winter break.” That was the biggest bonus we ever played for.
