Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Sheffield United moved them two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Jurgen Klopp praised Liverpool’s “mature” performance as they fought back to secure a hard-fought win against Sheffield United.
The Reds won 2-0 at Bramall Lane to move within two points of Arsenal in the Premier League title race. Liverpool scored the first goal through Virgil van Dijk’s ball in the 37th minute of the first half.
Even in extra time, the visitors confirmed all three points with Dominic Szoboslai finishing convincingly.Klopp described Liverpool’s tight schedule as “the tightest schedule this season”.
They face another quick turnaround when they travel to Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon. This will be the Reds’ third game in seven days.
And the Anfield supremo knows that results are more important than impressive performances at these crucial times. Klopp told reporters: I’m very happy with the result.
Obviously, it’s a great result and I’m very happy with many aspects of the game. I would call it a mature performance, except for a few moments when we had to keep the ball. And then the crowd got a little excited.
“And if you weren’t watching the game you would have heard it because we calmed the mood when it looked like we were going to collapse and we didn’t let that happen, which is really important. I don’t want to be too critical.
I know we can play better football. But this time of year, you want to play, win, recover and play again. This is.”Klopp made four changes after beating Fulham 4-3.
He decided to give Wataru Endo his third Premier League appearance since arriving from Stuttgart. And the Liverpool manager went with Szoboszlei, who made “a lot of progress” against United.
Klopp added: “To be honest, I thought (Endo) played great. He was very aggressive there.”I liked it. The boys played and eventually Dom came out on the left wing.
He can play in that position as well.” This gives us more options. “There aren’t that many now, but I have them and I try to use them all.”
