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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp pointed to a specific reason why his team were overwhelmed by Fulham at the start of the 1-1 draw.
The Reds turned down a glorious opportunity to return to the top of the table after title rivals Tottenham and Chelsea lost points earlier in the week.
Fulham flew out of the traps and took a 1-0 lead at halftime. In truth, Liverpool were lucky to be only one goal behind.
Talking to Sky Sports after the game, Klopp He said: “In the first 30 minutes we just weren’t good.
“We could have lost the game in that period. After half an hour he was better.
“The second half was good. We could have had more [goals].
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“We are dealing with human beings and things like that happen. Yesterday all the teams that played in the Champions League had a bad time. It’s crazy. Maybe this was the weekend we felt it a bit.
“It doesn’t help with the number of games that the same players have to play. There was definitely a -100% push.
“We continue. Tottenham is the next challenge.”
Henderson is off to a slow start
Liverpool did not hit the mark until half-time approached, something that the club captain Jordan henderson he was eager to emphasize that it was unacceptable.
He told Sky Sports: “We didn’t get going until after the first 30 minutes. You can’t do that in the Premier League or you get punished, like we did.
“The good thing is that we reacted well. We dominated and we should have scored one or more two. I am disappointed with the start, satisfied with the reaction.
“We will have to look at it but it is not like us.
“I don’t want to make excuses. I’ll let you talk about the number of games the teams play. We flew back from Denmark, well prepared. For some reason we didn’t start off well. Maybe we could have won the game another day.
“[At half-time Jurgen Klopp said] We need to start half as we finished the first half. Some of us were not happy with the beginning. We gave everything in the second half. Fulham made it difficult to create chances.
“When you can’t win, don’t lose. But I felt we were good enough to score all three points. “
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