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Publication Date: Saturday, Aug 29, 2020 7:23 AM
Jurgen Klopp tried to focus on the positives after Liverpool lost the Community Shield for the second year in a row.
After losing on penalties to Manchester City in last year’s edition, They fell the same fate against Arsenal this time.
Rhian Brewster was the only player to miss his penalty after Liverpool drew 1-1 with Arsenal in regulation time.
And Klopp believes Liverpool could have scored more goals to avoid taking the game to penalties, but admitted that Arsenal’s form caused them problems.
“For these types of games you need the finishing blow,” he said. BT sport.
“We created a lot, we had enough of the ball, but we had to be careful with the counterattack.
“We deserved the draw and we could have scored more, but we didn’t.
“When you play against a formation like this, you need to be really fresh in the last third and you have to force it, create angles.
“The pace for that slowed down a bit. Today was not enough ”.
‘We respect the competition’
Klopp continued: “A penalty shoot-out is always a lottery and we were unlucky there, so congratulations to Arsenal, that’s right. We respect the competition. “
One positive for Liverpool was that Takumi Minamino scored his first goal for the club. And Klopp believes that factor will be an important step forward for the team, despite the end result.
“It is very important and it helps us a lot. Many things were good. “
READ MORE: Mikel Arteta says winning the Community Shield with Arsenal can give them confidence for next season.
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