Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp said he was glad Alisson committed a howler as Liverpool were making their best start to a league season since 1990-91 because that should help the goalkeeper avoid a more costly repeat.
The Brazilian gifted Leicester a lifeline on Saturday when he tried a Cruyff turn on the byline after Virgil Van Dijk’s back pass, only to give the ball to Kelechi Iheanacho, who crossed for Rachid Ghezzal to score.
First-half goals from Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino had put the Premier League leaders on course and they ultimately secured a hard-fought 2-1 win at the King Power Stadium on Saturday.
“It needed to happen so that it will not happen again, if that makes sense? I think that day was today,” Liverpool manager Klopp said.
“No goalkeeper in the world should dribble in that situation. If Alisson would have cleared it with his first touch, everything would have been fine, but for some reason, he didn’t.
“But I said to him that this was the best game to do it in because we still won.
“We have ticked that box now. As a team we’re still in that period where we have to adapt to each other.
“Last week he did what he did and when everybody spoke about it, it was clear one day we would concede a goal because of that.”
Klopp refuses to accept that Alisson’s desire to take risks on the ball means the close-season signing from Roma has a style of goalkeeping that will cause problems.
“No. It’s only a positive that he’s that good a footballer but we have to learn to use him in the right way,” he said.
“That means pass the ball, yes, but at the right moment, but immediately make an offer to him, open some passing options, whatever.”
Liverpool’s fourth straight league win saw them maintain their perfect start to the season.
The way they started the game, they bore the look of champions, not just leaders.
Kasper Schmeichel, making his 300th appearance for Leicester after signing a new contract in midweek, saved his side within the first three minutes.
– Moment of fortune –
Mohamed Salah put Firmino through but he could only fire against Schmeichel’s legs, and from the rebound, Salah side-footed wide.
Mane benefitted from a ricochet off Harry Maguire from Andrew Robertson’s cross to give the Reds a 10th-minute lead, driving home left-footed.
from World Soccer Talk https://ift.tt/2PSGLrv
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