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Publication date: Saturday, October 31, 2020 8:11 AM
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was impressed by the “incredible” performance of Nat Phillips and the “exceptional talent” Diogo Jota during their victory over West Ham.
Liverpool fell behind in the tenth minute when Pablo Fornals put the visiting team ahead.
Mohamed Salah tied at 42 minutes from the penalty spot. The referee ruled that he had been unfairly knocked down in the area.
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Diogo Jota scored the winning goal for the Reds in the 85th minute. He was brilliantly found by Xherdan Shaqiri and he calmly drove the ball home.
Speaking of Phillips, Klopp said: “He’s a brilliant guy, smart, smart, everything. He’s not pretty to look at, he’s not Lionel Messi, but who cares? In the air, it is a monster! It was incredible.
“For the first game, I think everyone can imagine how nervous he must be after a long wait. It’s a crazy story, three years ago I was on my way to America.
“Twelve championship teams wanted it and it was clear to me that it was going, and I was fine with that. It didn’t work for some reason, and it’s great! Tonight he was right, he helped the team incredibly. “
Speaking of Jota, the German coach said: “We fought very hard to sign him. We didn’t need to convince him too much, but we had to fight for it. He is an exceptional talent.
“He has speed, physique, technique, he has both feet. It’s so much better than I thought it would be and that’s really impressive. “
When asked about overall performance, Klopp stated: “The world is in a difficult place and we are happy that we are allowed to play football. So we have to try everything to win football matches. It’s not about shining, or whatever, it’s about working hard. That was absolutely necessary against this opponent.
“It’s not about simple things because they are too good for that; you have to be cheeky, cheat too, and we were.”
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