Jurgen Klopp proud of Liverpool turnaround against Aston Villa
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Liverpool showed enough to avoid defeat against Aston Villa, according to the boss.

Although he was not convinced his side would claim a win.

Jurgen Klopp was not convinced Liverpool had it in them to claim all three points against Aston Villa after his side completed a dramatic comeback on Saturday. Late headers from Andy Robertson and Sadio Mane salvaged a 2-1 win for Liverpool, meaning the Premier League leaders keep up their remarkable unbeaten run in the Premier League.

The Reds have now avoided defeat in their last 28 top-flight matches, their last loss being a 2-1 reverse to title rivals Manchester City back in January. However, while Klopp has full confidence in his side’s powers of recovery, he acknowledged a host of missed chances prior to Robertson’s equaliser did not fill him with belief that a win was on the cards.

“No,” Klopp answered when asked if he expected to win the match in stoppage time. “But if there is enough time, I know that we will try to win.

“When we got the equalizer, I thought that was the main thing we deserved today. A couple of things I didn’t like in the first half, but not enough to lose the game with all the passion we showed in the second half.

Jurgen Klopp proud of Liverpool turnaround against Aston Villa
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“Quite nervy, to be honest. I didn’t like it too much. Playing against a team who wanted to fight, not enough good finishing. Of course it was difficult for us. We scored a goal which I don’t know why exactly was given offside but who cares now.

“We stayed in the game and tried everything, became better and better, it was pretty intense. Everything went against us pretty much, but we scored a wonderful first goal.

“The set-piece routine we have tried in lots of games worked in the big moment. Of course it is unlucky for Aston Villa but we were dominant today, it was clear as well, though they would have deserved something for all they put in. That is not cool I know, but the deserved winner was us and we did it.”

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