Klopp: We Controlled Man City for 75 Mts

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes his side controlled the majority of the game against Manchester City, with the visitors on top only for the final 15 minutes.

The home side sit eight points clear at the top of the table after beating the champions 3-1, ahead of Leicester and Chelsea in second and third respectively.

City slipped to fourth after their third defeat of the campaign, with Klopp arguing that Pep Guardiola’s side were largely inferior in Sunday’s encounter.

“You saw it in the last ten or 15 minutes, City scored a goal, so that obviously gave them momentum and belief, that was clear,” Klopp told Sky Sports.

“You then saw all these City situations, going along the touchline, passing the ball, in the box, through the box. You saw that in that moment they controlled the game.

“But for the other 75 minutes, we controlled the game with our intensity. We didn’t let them do what they wanted to do.

“If it was so easy, I think a lot more teams would try it.

“The boys put in an incredible shift again. To be constantly brave. And you have to score goals in the right moment and that’s what we did.”