Liverpool boss Klopp on Arsenal thriller: We must be angry; don\'t blame Mignolet

Published on: 22 December 2017

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was left frustrated after their 3-3 draw at Arsenal.

The Reds blew a 2-0 lead before having to fight back from going 3-2 down thanks to an equaliser from Roberto Firmino.

Afterwards, Klopp said: "It is difficult to explain, we should be three, four even five-nil up before we don't defend a cross. It feels really strange.

"A point at Arsenal is a good result for most teams in the world but it feels not too good at the moment.

"We made mistakes on both sides of the game but it is unlikely to win 6-3 or something at Arsenal. We didn't take all of our chances but three goals should be enough. Arsenal were not in the game apart from 10 minutes."

Klopp admits the way the game see-sawed left him angry.

He continued: "You need to be angry with yourself, not sad or insecure. We came back into the game and scored our third. The point is the minimum we deserve. Because of the intensity of the game it was not easy to create clearer chances. When you get a point at Arsenal it is usually OK but after this give me a few minutes to get there.

"Three goals at Arsenal should be enough. We defended most of the time pretty well. We did not give space away. After they score the first and the second, it is not easy but we need to deal with these situations better."

On another blunder from goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, Klopp again defended the Belgian.

"He misjudged it. A second hand would have helped but that is how it is. You don't need to make it bigger than it is. It felt like we shouldn't have conceded but we did," said the manager.

"Defending is a team thing. Today we make individual mistakes and that is not cool. My job is to think about the performance and that was a winning performance. If you want, the draw is our halfway win. We are always a better side when we draw. We have to take the good things and work on the lesser good things."

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