Klopp reveals what he told his players following Champions League victory

Jurgen Klopp has revealed what he told his players following their 4-0 Champions League victory over Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday at Anfield.

The Reds manager made five changes to his starting line-up for the visit of the Serbian champions in Group C and he was rewarded with an emphatic victory – goals coming through Mo Salah (x2), Mane and Firmino.

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – Sunday, January 14, 2018: Liverpool’s manager Jürgen Klopp celebrates (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

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Fabinho and Xherdan Shaqiri were among those to come into the team, while Daniel Sturridge, Adam Lallana and Alberto Moreno were given crucial minutes.

Speaking following the game, Klopp told liverpoolfc.com: “I said it immediately in the dressing room: we could rest James Milner! He hates it actually!

“But it’s really cool. It’s good. Of course, if we are 2-0 or 3-0 up maybe it’s a bit easier; we need that impact as well if the game is not decided. But the quality is obviously there. That’s good.

“For example, Alberto Moreno deserves it so much – it’s unbelievable how much he deserved these few minutes. That’s good. Tonight, it couldn’t be better.”

“There were a lot of wonderful individual performances,” added Klopp.

Fabinho was just brilliant; the present for his birthday was not that he played – the present was that we played a system he is used to, a nice double-six. It was really good, that’s important to us.

“Adam coming back onto the pitch and having a real impact, Daniel having a real impact. The performances were really good. Both No.6s played well; all of the front three scored; both centre-halves were not too bad. It’s just good.

“If you win 4-0 in the Champions League it must be good, and it was.”

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