Jurgen Klopp admits Alisson made a couple of errors that cost Liverpool a big defeat to Manchester City at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp said Alisson’s cold feet may have been to blame for his two mistakes.
It was a nightmare afternoon for the Brazilian goalkeeper against Manchester City.
Over recent years, Alisson has proven to be reliable in goal for the Reds. However, his latest outing was one he’ll be hoping to forget in no time.
In freezing conditions at Anfield, the Liverpool goalkeeper was punished for two poor clearances. It proved to be costly as the Reds went on to lose by a disappointing 4-1 scoreline to Manchester City.
Asked about Alisson’s errors after the game, Klopp said per the club’s website: “We cannot hide that. It is true as well that we did not give him a lot of options in those moments, especially around the first one. I think the second one, he just mishit the ball.”
“I don’t know, there is not a real explanation there. Maybe he had cold feet or something. That sounds funny but it could be. But there is still the opportunity to kick it in the stands.”
“Ali has saved our life plenty of times, no doubt about that. Tonight he made two mistakes, that is how it is.”
“We made massive mistakes for the goals. If you make them against teams it is a problem, against City it is the killer. That is why we lost the game.”
Apart from Alisson and the loss, Klopp remained upbeat about his side’s performance and says he was pleased with what he saw.
“A big part of the game was a brilliant game from my side,” he added .
“I can see in your eyes you see differently. I really liked it. First half, played really good football. Second half, City changed the system slightly. A little adaptation and we would be in the game again but in the start of the second half we did not give enough options to play and gave the first goal away.”
“We gave them too much opportunity. They scored that goal, we scored the equaliser. We were good again but then made two massive mistakes that is clear. At 3-1 down at this level it is tough to take and then Foden with a genius situation for the fourth goal.
“If we play football like we did for a long time tonight then we will win football games, 100%.”
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