‘Close to crying’: Klopp reveals Liverpool star was emotional after win

May 03, 2023 at 10:39 PM

The Reds made it five consecutive wins with a 1-0 win at Anfield, Mohamed Salah scoring from the spot within the first-half as he acquired himself on the scoresheet for the eight dwelling match in a row throughout all competitions

It strikes Liverpool to inside 4 factors of Manchester United in fourth, however Erik ten Hag’s facet have two video games in hand and the Reds have greater than seemingly left themselves an excessive amount of to do of their bid for Champions League soccer subsequent season.

However, they’re on their finest run of type of the season and saved their first clear sheet in over a month, having conceded seven objectives throughout their earlier 4 victories.

“Alisson was close to crying with a clean sheet,” Klopp advised Premier League Productions.

“It’s pretty rare for us this season. It’s very nice, especially for him.”

Fulham had their moments to equalise within the second-half, with Carlo Vinicius brilliantly denied late on by Alisson, however Klopp was impressed general with the efficiency his gamers produced in opposition to Marco Silva’s facet.

“Super strong opponent, I can’t respect any more what Marco is doing there,” Klopp mentioned.

“I saw big fight, really good spirit and the boys who came on were flying into the challenges. Of course we can control the game in these moments better but we can improve. We have played much worse in the past.”