Matip spurred on by pop from Klopp

AFTER a difficult week of soul-searching at Anfield, defender Joel Matip was delighted with the way Liverpool responded to Jurgen Klopp’s criticisms.

Cameroon international Matip revealed that Klopp did not hold back after Liverpool’s woeful 4-1 defeat by Tottenham at Wembley last Sunday, and a win against the Terriers was a must if the recent pall of gloom over Anfield was to be lifted. After Jonas Lossl’s first-half penalty save from

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Mohamed Salah, second-half goals from Daniel Sturridge, Roberto Firmino and Georginio Wijnaldum helped Liverpool to that muchneeded victory.

But they were made to work hard by David Wagner’s side, who were only ever interested in nabbing a point. Matip, 26, believes the Reds are only going to improve. He said: “Especially in the last game, against Tottenham, me and the rest of the team made mistakes and we were criticised.

“We spoke after the game – we know we did it wrong – and the manager didn’t hold back, he said it directly.”

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet was pleased with the defensive solidity of Liverpool, especially after he came in for criticism after the Spurs loss. Mignolet said: “I don’t need anyone telling me when I have had a good or a bad game, I know that myself.”

Terriers defender Mathias Jorgensen was satisfied with most of this performance but accepted that mistakes are going to hurt his team this term. He said: “It feels bitter now because we worked hard without coming away with anything.

“We made an individual mistake that unfortunately led to the goal, which makes it very difficult to play at a place like Anfield. We are the new boys in the class, we can learn from Liverpool and learn from defeats.”

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