Jurgen Klopp resorted to Joel Matip and Joe Gomez vs. Aston Villa since Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk were absent and saw two “exceptional” performances from them.
Due to Konate’s absence due to injury and Van Dijk’s absence due to his suspension for receiving a red card against Newcastle, Klopp was lacking at center-back.
Without a fresh addition on deadline day, there were legitimate worries before Villa’s visit to Anfield, but a 3-0 triumph was the ideal cure.
In a convincing victory, Matip and Gomez almost ever missed a beat, and Klopp praised their contributions in what he called “different jobs.”
He told reporters that “both center-halves played an exceptional game — with different jobs, to be honest.”
Joey had to fill in for [Moussa] Diaby because he was skulking in the nine-and-a-half or 10 position in midfield. Ollie Watkins and Joel are now facing off against one another.
Even while I adore Joel, I believe we all agree that Ollie Watkins might move a little more quickly than Joel. He performed incredibly well.
The males in front of them were actually in the counterpressing moments since they were aware of that reality.
The front line appeared to have settled slightly higher after the 2-0 score because of the intensity of our play.
We didn’t have exactly the same grasp because of that, which is human but not useful in these situations. however, high performance.
“Today we were incredibly close and compact, and the level of devotion was excellent. That is why we behaved in the manner that we did.
Despite using Alexis Mac Allister once more as a No. 6, it must be stated that Liverpool generally appeared to be much more defensively solid versus Villa.
Any center-back pairing’s success depends heavily on the team’s overall effort off the ball, as the manager notes.
