Curtis Jones Is An Exception Player - Jurgen Klopp Praises Everton Winner

Jurgen Klopp showered his young performers with praise after they lead Liverpool to a 1-0 derby win.

The Reds pushed past Everton in the FA Cup third round, courtesy of a goal from Curtis Jones.

“I love it,” Klopp told a news conference of Jones’ performance. “But I want to say one thing: everybody will ask about Curtis Jones, but there were so many extremely good performances tonight.

“The goal was exceptional, and the boy’s an outstanding player, but I can’t understand why nobody so far has asked me about Pedro Chirivella, about Neco Williams, about Yasser Larouci. You have to score, otherwise we ignore you?

“So, let me speak about Curtis – unbelievable player, Scouser, very confident. He can’t wait to play in the first team. Good, rightly so. He’s in a very good way. I’ve known him three and a half years. He’s made big steps and will be a Liverpool player, if nothing strange happens, 100 per cent.

“That he scored this kind of goal, I’m not surprised. He is for these situations. But there’s still a lot to learn and a lot to improve. But sometimes we forget as well in training – he’s 18. Unbelievable. In Germany, because it’s a different system, he’d still play one year 100 per cent in the youth team and nowhere else. Here, he is around the first team.”

The only negative from the Anfield night was James Milner going down to injury. Klopp said, “All the rest of the night was absolutely perfect. It was a sensationally good performance of a not very experienced team.

“For a lot of the players, it was the first time playing on this kind of stage, in front of this crowd, against this opponent. It was outstanding. I loved it. I loved each second of it.”

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