Klopp on why 2-1 against Fulham was better than 1-0

Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool’s 2-1 victory over Fulham on Sunday was more satisfying than if the final score had been 1-0.

Sadio Mane’s first half goal was cancelled out by Ryan Babel late on, leaving the Reds on the brink of dropping vital points in the title race.

However, James Milner stepped up to score from the spot after Mane was fouled by Fulham’s goalkeeper, and the manager was pleased with how the game eventually panned out.

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“In the moment when Millie scored with the penalty, that was the moment the relief was there, to be honest,” Klopp told LiverpoolFC.com.

“I didn’t think there would be another situation because actually we defended, in again difficult circumstances, really well.

“Yes, we gave them two or three situations in the second half, not really dangerous but dangerous enough. We shouldn’t have done that but that’s how it is. After a Champions League game in midweek, sometimes in the first half you need to adjust a few things; we played Burnley, Munich and Fulham, that’s like three times a different sport. So we had to adapt to that.

“Fulham are a good football team and obviously now got rid of all the pressure of staying in the league – they only want to play football and show their identity. That’s what they did and that meant we had to run a lot, which is of course exhausting in a week like that.

“Maybe because of that, one or two decisions we made were not brilliant. But in the second half we had big chances and could have scored more, but didn’t.

“As long as you are only 1-0 up, the door is half-open for the opponent. They used the one misunderstanding but then you have to stay in the race – and now it’s even better than winning 1-0. Like this is even better. I like it a lot.

“The boys’ work-rate was again outstanding. You could see it was the end of a very intense period again.

“Now a few of them have [international] games but all the boys who don’t have games have to rest. Then we start again when they come back, hopefully all of them healthy, and then let’s go again.”

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