[ad_1]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp called his side’s 4-3 win over Leeds United a “worthy spectacle” for both teams when the Premier League returned to action on Saturday.
Promoted Leeds, back in the top flight after 16 years, defended from a goal against three times, but Liverpool emerged with all three points after an 88th-minute penalty from hat-trick hero Mohamed Salah.
– Ogden: Liverpool, Leeds show the good, the bad, the ugly
– Stream ESPN FC daily on ESPN + (US only)
– Ratings: Salah gets 9/10 per hat trick
– Prem Preview: Who can challenge Liverpool?
“What a game, what an opponent, what a performance from both teams. A proper show, I loved it,” Klopp said after the game as his team extended their home unbeaten streak in the league to 60 games.
“It is quite rare that you see a lot of goals in a match, we have left room to improve our defense, but that is not unusual for a first match. Our players have played for their countries a few days ago, so it is possible.”
Klopp added that the defensive mistakes weren’t just due to rust, with Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds, who won the second division English Championship title in 2019-20 to win promotion, causing them to make mistakes.
Klopp said: “The opponent forced us to make mistakes. We can do better, we will do better, but I really loved the game against a passionate and well-organized team like Leeds. We use our skills to cause problems for them.” We could have scored more and in the end we used set pieces, which is fine by me.
“It’s not like riding a bike, you can lose something in the preseason and it takes time for everyone to come together again. I’m very positive about this game. Leeds will have a good season if they can maintain that intensity and they did.” in the championship with the most matches, why not? “
Information from Reuters was used in this story.
