Liverpool ‘passed a test’ against Man City – Jurgen Klopp

Jurgen Klopp stated Liverpool “passed a test” of their 1-1 draw with Manchester City on Saturday.

Trent Alexander-Arnold scored a second-half equaliser to cancel out Erling Haaland’s fiftieth Premier League objective as Liverpool ended City’s 23-sport profitable run on the Etihad Stadium.

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Klopp admitted he was extra proud of a level than Pep Guardiola and stated his group had proved their character in an early title check.

“For us, I think it passed a test, I am not sure if it was the test,” Klopp stated. “In a business where nobody has time, it is really difficult to ask for it and use it.

“Last yr we had a group that performed lengthy collectively and we obtained fully below the wheels right here [in a 4-1 defeat] and had no probability.

“Today we had a chance. I am not silly, if you ask who was more likely to win the game it was City, obviously. We want to be ready to give them a proper game and that is what we did.”

City, in the meantime, have been left to rue referee Chris Kavanagh’s choice to rule out a Rúben Dias objective with the rating at 1-0.

Dias scored from a yard out after Alisson had dropped a cross however Manuel Akanji was adjudged to have fouled the Liverpool goalkeeper.

Afterward, Guardiola stated he hadn’t seen a reply of the incident however did reference Newcastle’s winner against Arsenal earlier this month, which was scored by Anthony Gordon regardless of Arsenal protests that Joelinton had pushed Gabriel within the again.

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“I didn’t watch it but I had five flash interviews and all of them asked me the same question so maybe you watched it better than me,” Guardiola stated.

“After the Newcastle-Arsenal action, I don’t know. I didn’t watch it. I’m incredibly pleased with the performance because in seven years we know exactly how tough they are and how good they are.”

Guardiola gave the impression to be concerned in a spat with Darwin Núñez on the closing whistle. He needed to be ushered away by Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders whereas Klopp held again Nunez.

“Just emotions,” Klopp stated. “I am not sure I am the one to explain it.

“I’m not concerned, surprisingly. I really like them each so I simply tried to calm it down, with out understanding a phrase. Pep needs to win, we need to win.”