Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp told Sky Sports after the game ended: ''Over the moon about the performance. The way the boys played tonight was outstanding. We saw the line up of United and their quality - how organised they were and they fight from the back. The plan was to be brave and chip the ball behind the lines. The first goal was how, if you could have drawn, it would have been the goal. It's so deserved. Top, top first-class team.
''The timing of Shaqiri's introduction was not too bad. We need somebody to score the goals. But how the boys fought. The mix up of big fight and really playing football against an unbelievably strong team. United didn't want to play defensively but we didn't let them out.''
''We conceded that goal, but the boys wanted to do it for Allison. On the pitch it was difficult. Then we stuck together and keep on going. At half time we could adjust a few things and saw spaces.''
He added: ''When [Marouane] Fellaini is on the pitch it's never a good sign for the other team, it is always difficult for the other team to defend these high balls, but we even did that very well. We got our dominance back step-by-step and Shaq [Xerdan Shaqiri] closed the game. That was unbelievably nice, and deserved.''
