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German coach Juergen Klopp, Liverpool manager, confirmed his team deserved to beat Leicester City, by three goals, after the players put on a very strong performance against a stubborn opponent in the game that brought them together on Sunday night. at “Anfield” in the ninth round competitions. From the English Premier League.
Speaking after the end of the Leicester City game, Klopp said: “The three goals we scored are evidence of the strong level that the team delivered over the course of 90 minutes, and the defensive performance was good.
The Reds coach praised Brazilian star Firmino, saying: “I don’t care what people say about Firmino. He is ridiculous. We are happy for him and he played amazingly tonight.” He also praised James Milner’s performance, describing it as incredible.
Regarding the many injuries suffered by the Reds, Klopp said: “As long as we have 11 players on the field, we will fight for everything. We played as we wanted from the first second, I am very happy with the performance.”
Juergen Klopp confirmed that the Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah, will return to training tomorrow Monday and will be able to appear against Atalanta, after the negative crown test.
Liverpool vs Leicester City
Liverpool finished the first half of the game, hitting with a clean double, Leicester City defender Johnny Evans scored Liverpool’s first goal, in the 21st minute, by mistake, after he converted a James Milner cross on a shot from corner, head into goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel’s net.
Portuguese star Diego Guetta added the Reds’ second goal in the 41st minute with a magnificent header after following a cross from Andy Robertson.
In the second half, Brazilian Roberto Firmino added Liverpool’s third goal, in the 86th minute of the game, with a header, taking advantage of a James Milner cross from a corner kick.
With this result, Liverpool raised their score to 20 points, to take second place, on par with the first team, Tottenham, who excel on goal difference, while Leicester City stopped at 18 points in fourth place .
