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Klopp shrugs off Reds frailties
- Updated: October 22, 2016
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was happy to forego a clean sheet – and top spot in the Premier League table – for an electric Anfield atmosphere and three points against West Brom.
The Reds would have leapfrogged Arsenal on goals scored had they held on to a two-goal lead, but had to make do with a 2-1 win after Gareth McAuley exposed their set-piece weakness in the 82nd minute.
Earlier, a wonderful first-half display had yielded goals from the superb duo of Philippe Coutinho and Sadio Mane, setting Liverpool up for an apparent stroll to the summit.
And while Klopp would have been pleased with that, he was just as happy to take the win in less comfortable, but more excitable, circumstances.
“‘Who needs clean sheets when you get three points?” said …
