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Publication date: Thursday, October 1, 2020 10:57
Jurgen Klopp claimed Liverpool would have deserved to beat Arsenal in the Carabao Cup because of how they played before the penalty shoot-out.
Liverpool were finally eliminated from the competition after losing the penalty shootout 5-4 after a 0-0 draw in regulation time.
It was the second year in a row that the two teams were separated by penalties at this stage of the tournament. However, unlike draw 5-5 from last yearThis time, the action in open play was not as smooth.
However, Klopp believes his team was at the top before kicks from the point decided the outcome.
He said Sky sports: “If there had been a winner in 90 minutes, it should have been us, but we are not in the land of dreams, we have to score.
“I liked many parts of the game, we mixed it up a lot and I saw an adequate performance, many things that we like on the field when you wear this wonderful jersey.
“A penalty shoot-out is difficult, everyone knows it. That’s.”
When asked what was missing from his performance, Klopp gave a forceful answer: “Goals.
“So many things are different when mixed especially in decisive positions.
“I really liked how the boys did it, there were a lot of good individual performances, it could have been a Premier League game but here or there we missed the last pass.
“There were not many opportunities in this game because there was a lot of work from both teams closing each other.
Klopp explains Shaqiri’s absence
A notable absentee from Liverpool’s squad was Xherdan Shaqiri, who has been linked to a departure from the club.
Pressed on why the Swiss midfielder missed the match, Klopp admitted that things were happening “in the background.”
“Some were not involved,” he explained. “It’s the time of year when some things happen in the background and you have to react, that’s what we did.”
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