Jürgen Klopp's reaction to Liverpool's 1-1 draw to Fulham

Jürgen Klopp acknowledged Liverpool's disappointment at their start to Sunday's 1-1 draw with Fulham but felt they could have left Craven Cottage with a victory because of their efforts in the second half.

Offering his assessment, Klopp felt half-time allowed Liverpool to address some of the issues from the opening half and impose themselves on proceedings.

He told his post-match press conference: “I am not frustrated anymore about that [Liverpool’s start], but you are right: it took us half an hour to get going and that, of course, makes the game more difficult.

“It was the first time supporters were here for a long, long time and obviously [they] created an atmosphere. We helped Fulham a lot to create that atmosphere, actually. They obviously played differently to the way they usually play; a lot of direct balls, Loftus-Cheek second ball, high ball flight and this kind of things. A lot of free-kicks – I think there were a lot of set-pieces in the first half.

“That’s how it is. With the ball, I didn’t like our game, but there was a lot of loud shouting from outside from all the coaches, so we could solve that a little bit in the first half – like for 15 minutes – but then half-time helped massively and the second half was much better.

“I think in the first half an hour we could have lost the game, in the last 60 minutes we should have won it. In the end, we get a point and that’s it.”

Going into the gamed, Liverpool needed all three point to ensure they sit at the top of the log throughout the weel with Tottenham settling for just a point after a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace.

Source: Liverpoolfc.com