Jurgen Klopp said he would “love” Steven Gerrard to be his successor after ensuring the former Liver-pool captain’s return to Anfield as Aston Villa man-ager ended in a 1-0 defeat on Saturday.
Mohamed Salah’s second half penalty secured a vital three points for the Reds as they remain just one point behind Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.
Klopp’s men should have been more convincing winners as they dominated the vast majority of the game, but were frustrated by a combination of des-perate Villa defending and poor finishing.
Liverpool had to withstand a nervy finale as Gerrard believed his side should also have been awarded a penalty when Alisson Becker bundled over Danny Ings.
“The first 75 minutes was incredible football,” said Klopp. “We played in the spaces we wanted to play but we did not finish the situations which is tricky.
“We scored with the penalty then the relief was obviously too big and it was an unnecessary open game. (The last 15 minutes) was like tooth ache! Nobody needs that.” Gerrard said before the game he would gladly sacrifice some of his legendary status among the Liverpool.—AFP
