Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp stated there was nonetheless room for enchancment after his aspect cruised to a 3-0 house Premier League win in opposition to Nottingham Forest.
Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez scored throughout the house of 4 minutes earlier than the interval to place Liverpool in management and Mohamed Salah struck his eighth league objective of the season within the second half.
Klopp’s aspect made it 5 wins from as many league video games at Anfield this season – their eighth in a row in all competitions – and sit three factors behind leaders Tottenham.
Klopp stated: “For those who’re chasing a recreation it’s clearly a very completely different process, however if you’re in full management it is best to keep in management.
“The final 5 minutes I feel earlier than half-time, hastily we had been a bit too deep and so they simply might chip the balls there and these are moments we’ve to enhance, clearly.
“In inventive conditions you’ll be able to at all times enhance as a result of the boys have plenty of potential and we’ve to make use of it absolutely.”
As soon as Liverpool broke the impasse there was no means again for injury-hit Forest, however Klopp nonetheless stays cautious of his aspect’s means to guard a lead in entrance of their very own followers.
“You would possibly bear in mind three or 4 years in the past, hastily we turned barely extra dominant and had been main at house and at all times got here beneath stress,” he stated.
“Like one-nil up meant nothing. All people thought ‘oh my god, 1-0, 10 minutes to go!’. Possibly they noticed the equaliser coming and that’s the state of affairs it’s a must to develop into and the boys confirmed great indicators in all elements.
“That’s now one thing we’ve to study once more as a result of the important thing positions are clearly occupied by completely different gamers than that point, up entrance, midfield, final line.
“In order that’s the house for enchancment. Creating with out dropping the compactness is just about the thought.”
Forest’s winless league run was prolonged to 6 league video games and head coach Steve Cooper admitted it had been a torrid 90 minutes.
He stated: “For positive it’s a robust afternoon. Coming into the sport, you understand it’s a must to play rather well and decide to a plan as a way to get some success within the recreation.
“We had been compelled into some participant choice, formation and plans by the unlucky state of affairs with attacking gamers. We needed to go together with a few gamers out of place.”
Cooper was with no recognised central striker after Chris Wooden (hamstring) was a late withdrawal, with Taiwo Awoniyi returning to the bench after a groin damage.
“We solely had one participant who might play as a quantity 9 in Anthony [Elanga],” Cooper added.
“It’s a place which is a little bit bit overseas to him anyway and two days in the past we didn’t suppose he can be out there due to sickness.”
