“That’s his talent,” Klopp said of Sturridge’s happy knack in front of goal.

magista obra orange “That’s his strength, he’s a finisher, a really good striker…no doubt about this.

“I never was in doubt about him even when he didn’t score. Not a question.

“Divock Origi didn’t score tonight but I think he played quite well, Danny Ings didn’t score but played really well when he came on. That’s the thing with Daniel, he’s a wonderful goalscorer and that’s really important.”

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ace 16 purecontrol cleats “I thought before the game it could work with them in the team,” he said.

“If it wouldn’t have worked that’s my responsibility because I made the line-up but every positive is absolutely for the players.

“They’re good boys, it’s good news for Liverpool.”

Pochettino, whose team created some late tension after Vincent Janssen’s penalty, had a different view of Alexander-Arnold’s contribution.

He felt the 18-year-old was lucky to receive only a yellow card for a first-half challenge on Ben Davies and felt aggrieved by the behaviour from the Liverpool dugout in the closing stages.

“In the first half the full-back, Arnold, should be sent off for the big tackle, the bad tackle,” he said.

“It was a little bit strange at the end of the game. The (Liverpool) bench started to complain about us. That was very strange.

“You should stay calm. It is the referee who is the authority to say it was or it wasn’t, it was or was not a penalty.

x 16 purechao black “You need to focus on the game. At the end of the game they started to complain about one action that was a normal foul.”

On his own young players, including the likes of Cameron Carter-Vickers, Harry Winks and Georges-Kevin Nkoudou, he added: “They are very important for our future, to be a better squad.

“I think it was a fantastic opportunity to show their quality and a great experience to capitalise on, to take positive things for the future.”