'The most defensive team I have ever seen'published at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2016
Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp: "I was not in doubt about the result. I just tried to fix a few things like using space better. It was an intense game for us and a deserved win at the end.
"The excitement is in the detail and that means you have to celebrate before you score a goal and push the team on if possible. It worked out. It is important the crowd know about the importance of their support.
"It [Philippe Coutinho's injury] is an ankle injury but we can't say anymore until we see a scan. Firmino got a knock on the calf as well. That should not be that serious.
"There is a lot to analyse. This was the most defensive team I ever saw in my life. Sunderland always play a defensive style and that is OK. We forced them to be that. It is the most difficult thing in world football to come through but we stayed concentrated, worked for the moment and found a way."