Jürgen Klopp lauded a ‘massive’ win for Liverpool after his side beat Newcastle United 2-0 at St. James’ Park on Saturday evening.
The Reds became the first side to beat the Magpies at home in the Premier League this season to record a league double over them and close the gap on the top four.
Strikes from Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo had put the visitors into a two-goal lead before the hosts lost goalkeeper Nick Pope to a straight red card for handball midway through the first half.
Read on for a summary of what Klopp had to say about the game in his post-match press conference…
On the result and Liverpool’s performance…
I think we knew, especially now, how intense the start of Newcastle is, how they want to start the game, especially at home.