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Klopp: Let’s go for the cup
- Updated: September 20, 2016
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists the EFL Cup is an important trophy for Liverpool after seeing his beat Derby 3-0 to ease into the last 16.
Ragnar Klavan’s first goal for the club was followed after the break by strikes from Philippe Coutinho and Divock Origi as the Sky Bet Championship team proved no match for Klopp’s free-scoring side.
“We were better tonight and we deserved to win, we created plenty of chances. Could we have done better? Yes, but is that important? No,” Klopp said.
“You need to be 100 percent professional in games like this, which could be difficult, but we were ready for every opportunity.
“We could’ve been better in the first half with the last pass and in the second with our counter attack but we will take 3-0 all …