Ralph’s tears as blip worries angry Klopp

AN ‘ANGRY’ Jurgen Klopp admitted he is concerned by Liverpool’s blip after they were beaten by Southampton last night. Klopp accused his players of throwing the game away after Danny Ings’ stunning second-minute winner extended the champions’ winless run to three games. Saints are now four points off leaders Liverpool, who could be overtaken by Manchester United before they meet at Anfield on Sunday week. Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl (right) sank to his knees, with tears in his eyes, after a ‘perfect night’ which ended with a first win over Liverpool for nearly four years. Klopp said: ‘I know they are great guys and players, but they were not good tonight. ‘When I think they should do better, I get angry. Not for long but I do. We don’t have to make it bigger but it’s big... (it’s) all our fault. My fault but the boys had a hand too.’ He added: ‘It’s very frustrating because it’s so unnecessary. We gave the game away in the first few minutes and after that we were not calm enough to create the opportunities to turn it around.’ Liverpool have now failed to score in their past two matches. Last night, they had to wait until the 75th minute for a first shot on target — not since December 2015 have they been so wasteful in a Premier League game. ‘We are worried about that,’ admitted Klopp. ‘We know about the situation, we are not silly and we have to show a reaction, 100 per cent.’ Klopp was also frustrated by the officials’ failure to award his side two penalties in the second half. ‘What Andre Marriner did with Sadio Mane today, I’m not sure if that’s OK to be honest,’ he said. ‘I’ve heard that Manchester United had more penalties in two years than (we) had in five-and-a-half years. I have no idea if that’s my fault and I don’t know how that can happen, but that’s no excuse for the performance.’ Hasenhuttl was still emotional in his post-match press conference. ‘It’s the perfect evening,’ he said. ‘It’s the first time I’ve taken points against Jurgen, an amazing manager, a fantastic team. To do such a job today, I could not be more proud.’ Hasenhuttl added: ‘There were tears in my eyes because of the wind!’ Match-winner Ings said: ‘It’s really special. To get the result we did was huge.’