Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has pinpointed four of his players for special praise after Saturday’s ‘special’ 1-0 win against Newcastle United. Naby Keita’s first-half strike was the difference at St. James’ Park to guide Liverpool back to the Premier League summit.
In the early kick-off, the Reds entered dangerous Tyneside territory but halted Newcastle’s six-game winning run on home turf with their latest dominant performance. A few half-threatening breaks aside, the Magpies were ousted as Keita’s 19th-minute opener proved decisive.
After full-time, Klopp highlighted Keita for special praise, as well as Joe Gomez, Andrew Robertson and Man of the Match James Milner. He told BT Sport: “You can have a team in form, a crowd who are waiting for ages for proper success, so coming here with five changes and building a new set-up is really difficult. So the performance was absolutely outstanding; I loved it.
“We had some moments when we struggled because it’s so difficult. The impact we have off the bench in-game is outstanding, We expect a lot, but the boys have to deliver. But Joe Gomez, what a game. Naby Keita, what a game. James Milner, what a game. Andrew Robertson, 93rd minute, running up, absolutely brilliant.”
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