“At first I thought it was a joke”

José Mourinho once again caused astonishment after Tottenham Hotspur’s last-minute loss to English champions Liverpool FC. Jürgen Klopp in particular was surprised by the strange statements of the eccentric Portuguese.

“He told me the best team lost,” Klopp said. “At first I thought it was a joke. But it wasn’t. ”Mourinho was particularly hurt by the 2-1 win in 90 minutes.

Not just because his Spurs ran out of points for the first time after eleven unbeaten Premier League games and lost the championship lead to Klopp and Liverpool, but because it was also a loss in a duel with a star manager.

Consequently, there was a blow to the German coach, who was excited on the sidelines. “If I had acted the same way as him on the bench, I wouldn’t have had any chance of staying there,” roared Mourinho.

Liverpool back to the top

While the Spurs coach spoke of an “unfair result” and described the Reds as a team that “did not look like a champion and winner of the Champions League,” Klopp enjoyed the success and took the championship lead after 13 journeys. “It was one of the best performances,” said the 53-year-old. “The victory was well deserved.” His protégé Trent-Alexander Arnold was obviously of the same opinion and scoffed at the direction of “Mou”.

Mohamed Salah (minute 26) and Roberto Firmino’s last minute header (90) caused excitement and memories of the previous season’s race at Klopp. “It felt a bit like that,” Klopp confirmed. “We needed such an achievement today. There were three incredibly important points. “

Success against rivals was also significant heading into the next few weeks with the busy schedule leading up to the new year. The defending champion at Crystal Palace will continue on Saturday (1.30pm live on Blue TV). “We have to be prepared for that,” he says. “But it couldn’t be better tonight.”

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