Publication date: Wednesday July 15, 2020 11:01
Jurgen Klopp claimed that Liverpool were “consistently dominant” in their loss to Arsenal, backing their side to learn from the game.
Liverpool’s dreams of breaking the record for points in a Premier League season are over when Arsenal punished them for mistakes in a 2-1 loss.
Virgil Van Dijk and Alisson Becker were guilty when Liverpool relinquished their lead, awarding Alexandre Lacazette and Reiss Nelson, which were undoubtedly two of the very few opportunities for the winners.
And Klopp admitted that the declines in concentration were costly, but he believes his squad will learn from it.
Klopp said Sky Sports: “Twice, a great lack of concentration, we took a break after 1-0, especially in the first half before the goal, we were great, we had 24-3 shots, that’s incredible, but these two moments killed the game by us.
“Arsenal had no real chance, another shot at the last second, you can’t win football games when you concede goals like this.
“We took a break, that’s for sure, we lost concentration, it’s the Premier League and you can’t do that. Virgil van Dijk lost the ball but I didn’t see many offers. No one wanted the ball. Has no sense.
“We have to learn from that 100%, and we will. I’m not sure we never did this all season, we had sloppy moments once, twice, maybe three times, but tonight we got punished. It is good on the one hand because we have to learn from it.
“We were constantly dominant. It was a good game. Arsenal, they were there in two situations, I’m not sure they forced them, but they were there and they used them. ”
