Jurgen Klopp described Liverpool’s victory over Man City as one of the best performances during the Reds’ rule.
With seven changes, his rejuvenated team took a 3-0 lead at Wembley’s half, and although Pep Guardiola’s team scored in each of the second half, Liverpool managed to reach their first FA Cup final in 10 years.
Klopp was pleased with his team’s performance after seeing the Reds improve significantly compared to last weekend’s draw at the Etihad. And he admitted that it would have felt strange if they had actually recorded a 3-0 victory against their closest rivals.
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“Yes, I think so (this is one of our best performances). “The first half because of the quality of the opponent,” he told reporters. “What you saw in the second half showed how good they really are. Denying them in so many moments is so hard.
“Creating goal opportunities against them is obviously also very difficult. What I saw in the first half was amazing in almost every part of the game.
“In the second half they scored like we did in the previous game, they scored an early goal and it is clear that it opens. No footballer on the planet feels safe against City with a 3-1 lead. It is always clear what they can do.
“We needed Ali, what a game we played. But we also had our moments and we could have decided the match earlier. We didn’t do it, but it makes it more special. 3-0 against City would be strange, 3-2 is a fair result and it is still good enough to lead us to the final. “
Still, despite reaching the FA Cup final, Klopp again downplayed any chance of Liverpool winning the quadruple, pointing to how intense the end of the season for his team before facing Manchester United and Everton next week.
“You can mention whatever you want, it doesn’t make it more likely,” he said. “A game like today’s shows even more how unlikely you are to do something like this. Dealing with City now is incredibly difficult and intense.
“We are playing against Man United again. With their three points today and the results for Tottenham and Arsenal, the battle for a place in the Champions League, the door is open for all three, so they will be on their feet. Certainly not a friendly game.
“Then a few days later we play with Everton. The situation they are in will not be a friendly match. Then we play with Villarreal. It will not be a friendly match. Then Newcastle.
“It’s incredibly intense and it’s really unlikely that a team will win all the matches. We now have a FA Cup final, which means that the Southampton match will be moved.
“It will be played in the middle of the week, it is really unlikely, but I don’t care if I have to be honest. Let’s do it, let’s try to win the next game and see how we recover between now and then. We will see.”
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