Jurgen Klopp went through a whole range of emotions after Liverpool recorded a thrilling 4-3 win against Red Bull Salzburg in the Champions League on Wednesday evening.
Seemingly cruising after a blistering opening 35 minutes which saw goals by Sadio Mane, Andy Robertson and Mo Salah, the home team was superbly pegged back by the brave underdogs.
When Salzburg’s talismanic striker Erling Braut-Haaland came off the bench to equalise on the hour mark, it seemed like the Reds’ 23 match unbeaten home streak was in serious jeopardy.
But great teams respond when they are challenged and Salah grabbed a double to put the European Champions back in front and from there they were able to see the game out.
The manager had to reflect on after another dramatic Anfield night which included giving his side a with a word of warning ahead of their clash with in-form Leicester on Saturday.
The Mirror reported Klopp as saying:
"How do I explain that?
"We have a similar opponent on Saturday who are very dangerous, so we have to learn from this, and learn quickly.
“I’m sure Brendan Rodgers will think if we defend like that against Leicester on Saturday, Jamie Vardy will run around our goalkeeper and score five times.
“The first 30 minutes were some of the best football I’ve seen at Liverpool so far, we had a clear identity and did everything they didn’t like at high speed.
“We scored three and could have scored more - but they changed their system, we changed our approach a little bit, and our defending didn’t make sense.
“It wasn’t the goals as such, they played some great football. But we gave the ball away for the first goal, the third goal, and the positioning was just rubbish.
Despite the tenseness of the contest, Klopp always held a strong belief that his men would come out on top.
“They are a very good side, and it was never going to be a game where we could win 7-0 or anything like that - but after half an hour it looked that way!
“I am not often scared in football, but i couldn’t exclude the possibility of a win for them either.
“But we showed real character then, and I am the last one who will be surprised about that.
“That is why I wasn’t overly concerned even at 3-3 because I knew we would have moments again.
At this stage of the competition, the manager said it is all about getting wins on the board.
“It is about winning home matches, and now the group is completely open, and that is what we achieved.
“We still have a chance in the Champions’ League.”
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