Jurgen Klopp has had his ups and downs this season, but he’s really got his Liverpool side showing some really fine form on the road right now. With a dominating 4-0 win at A.F.C. Bournemouth today, the Reds are now undefeated in their last 12 across all competitions, with four consecutive Premier League away wins.
In this four wins they have achieved a 16-2 goal differential. A resounding statement, like the one they made at Dean Court, was certainly needed today as the Reds also suffered a goalless draw at home to West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday.
West Brom are one of the worst teams in the entire league and they haven’t won a game since August. The 17 game winless streak is the worst in club history, so it was absolutely unacceptable of Liverpool to drop two points against them.
Jurgen Klopp made some lineup changes today, and it definitely turned out for the best.
“I like them but against West Brom they didn’t hit the target,” Klopp said.
“I don’t change my mind in three minutes, but we have to be consistently good because we are Liverpool.”
“From the first minute we were absolutely spot on. We controlled the game in the second half and were never really every troubled. I am really happy with the whole package we showed today.
“When it was 3-0 at half time people will have remembered what happened last season but thankfully this time we kept control of the game.”
Additionally, Klopp also praised his high flying winger Mo Salah, who scored his 20th goal today. The German also said that Salah must be keep it going, because his team needs him.
“I do not go to bed at night, thinking ‘wow how good is Salah? He is a very important player for us, like all of the others,” Klopp said.
“It is only halfway through the season. I am looking forward that he stays in that shape, still plays like this. Mo knows how much I respect and like him. He is finding it easy at the moment to finish situations.”
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