Here is your Liverpool morning digest for Monday, November 7.
Jurgen Klopp will have loved what Tottenham fans did
The booing around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will have sounded like music to the ears of Jurgen Klopp, writes Paul Gorst.
As it dawned on the away fans that the Spurs onslaught was finally over, a rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone could be heard from those mainly in red before it was drowned out by the disapproval in the home stands.
The final whistle of Andy Madley confirmed it: a gritty, backs-to-the-wall display full of character and heart was enough. The manager even performed his trademark three-punch salute to the Liverpool fans who'd made the journey to north London. It's a routine that has been conspicuous by its absence of late, but its return was symbolic here. This just felt like a huge triumph.
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The cynics will snipe that Liverpool are now only up to the dizzying heights of eighth in the Premier League, but this weekend could yet be vital when the final scores are totted up.
Klopp will still need to furnish his squad further in the winter window surely, but in a three-month period that has seen Liverpool lurch from the ordinary to the awful on the road, their first away victory since May in the league was a giant one.
Klopp made three changes to his lineup as Harvey Elliott, Andy Robertson and Darwin Nunez all came into the side at the expense of Jordan Henderson, Kostas Tsimikas and Curtis Jones.
Nunez started in typically bullish fashion, haring down the left of the front three and he forced Hugo Lloris into an early save with a well-struck effort before curling another wide moments later.
The Uruguay international's most decisive contribution came when he laid in Salah after a wonderful, sweeping team move that also involved Elliott and Robertson. The Egyptian took one touch before dispatching superbly with 11 minutes played.
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Jurgen Klopp admits he 'didn't want' final whistle reaction
Jurgen Klopp says he did not initially intend to perform his trademark victory salute to the supporters after Liverpool recorded their first away win of the season with a 2-1 triumph at Tottenham on Sunday.
Mohamed Salah scored twice in the first half before the Reds held firm against Spurs pressure for the final 20 minutes after Harry Kane had reduced the deficit and the post-match scenes saw Klopp punch the air in celebration in front of a jubilant Liverpool end.
It's the first time this season Klopp has performed his now famous routine, but the German insists he only did so after getting "carried away" with what could yet be a major win in the race for the top four.
“It was not my plan actually, I did not want to do it," said Klopp. "I got carried away, but I thought the people deserved a little bit. They have been tough times, we have had to travel a lot in the Premier League until they saw the first three points. It was big, absolutely big.
“I was really knackered; it was a really tough game for everybody. Brilliant first half, really, really good first half, good football, controlled, top goals, world-class goals and then we all know Tottenham is coming back, take a lot of risk, they became pretty direct, switched the sides, crossed the ball early and that makes life really difficult because you cannot defend all these situations. There were a lot of fights for the second ball."
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