Liverpool left shellshocked
Manager Klopp blames Reds for defeat after they blow away 31 lead against Bournemouth
Juregen Klopp admitted Liverpool had only themselves to blame for a shock 4-3 defeat at Bournemouth after conceding three goals in the last 14 minutes on Sunday.
Klopp’s side looked to be cruising to victory at Dean Court after taking a 3-1 lead midway through the second half.
But the Reds completely lost their composure as a series of defensive mistakes allowed Bournemouth to storm back for their first ever win against Liverpool. It was Liverpool’s first defeat in the last 12 Premier League games and left them third in the table, four points behind leaders Chelsea.
Liverpool boss Klopp praised spirited Bournemouth for refusing to surrender, even after going 1-3 down, and conceded his side were guilty of failing to finish off the hosts. “First of all I have to say a deserved win for Bournemouth. A big fight from them. We gave the game away at a decisive point,” Klopp said.
“We opened the door and they ran through and scored some wonderful goals. So that’s the deserved result.
“Even when we are in the lead at 2-0 it’s how we try to play football then we were static. We gave the game away because we didn’t play football any more.
Bournemouth are in just their second season in the top-flight and this was arguably the tiny south coast club’s finest hour. “It would have been easy for our players to give up and see out time, but our group knows not to give up,” Cherries boss Eddie Howe said.
“We scored at the right time, and the easy thing when you equalise is to sit back and defend that but thankfully the lads kept going,” Howe added.