Jurgen Klopp compared Liverpool's thunderous win over Luton to famous comeback against FC Barcelona

 

Klopp vowed to stop talking about the 4-3 win over Barcelona but couldn't help but recall the legendary match after Liverpool fought back to beat Luton at Anfield on Wednesday night.

Jurgen Klopp did not keep his promise. A few months ago, he vowed to stop talking about his biggest comeback, his best night. He may be tempted to name the most famous of his 472 games for Liverpool, but it is also because it combined many of the elements that defined his reign. However, after making another comeback with four goals, he reached the limit of his search for something similar.

"A few months ago I promised the team that I would never use the game against Barcelona as an example, and today I have used it again, so I have broken my promise," he declared. “It was a little similar to the game before the game.”

Luton He rarely feels that Town are on the same level as Barcelona. It was a shared feeling of adversity that led Klopp to make the comparison. He loves the idea of ​​infinite possibilities, making the impossible possible and real. Liverpool were underdogs against Barcelona and certainly not against Luton. Although they were three goals behind the likes of Lionel Messi and just one goal behind the likes of Carlton Morris, they were Liverpool's team. The difference is that both are weakened by injuries. "Then the team ignored who was missing. I want them to ignore who was missing," Klopp said. Five years ago, the biggest absentees were Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino. As well as Salah, Wednesday's top 10 losers also included Darwin Nunes, Diogo Jota, Dominik Szoboszlai, Curtis Jones, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alisson. The opponent was weak, but so was Liverpool. However, Virgil van Dijk, Codi Gakpo, Luis Dias and Harvey Elliott scored. If Xherdan Shaqiri played the role of left-back in place of Salah on the right-wing against Barcelona, ​​Elliott also performed admirably this time. Liverpool scored three goals after half-time in the second leg of the 2019 Champions League semi-final, a game in which it remains to be seen whether four goals will help them win the Premier League title. "The second half was a whirlwind, it was amazing," Klopp said. "I thought I had seen all of their football, Anfield, Liverpool," Luton's defeated manager Rob Edwards said. “Their counter-pressing soccer was great.”

The common denominator was the brutality of the attacks. Once again it was Liverpool at their tightest and most unstoppable. But there was also a quickness of thought, a purpose that flowed from the composure that a few people possessed in this frenzied atmosphere. Going back five years, perhaps the most famous and notable goal of Klopp's tenure as manager was the fourth goal that ultimately eliminated Barcelona: Trent Alexander-Arnold's quick, low corner kick and the cult It was a goal from legendary hero Divock Origi.

It wasn't a double, but the shot that followed this goal gave Liverpool the lead again, thanks to the young right-back who drove the visitors back. "A moment of genius and a quick free-kick," Klopp said. Conor Bradley's throw-in, Alexis McAllister's first-time cross, Gakpo's header, it all happened in an instant. Klopp said: ``Cody's goal was fantastic. "Smart thinking. Boom, a grenade went into the box, and he stuck his head in."

The Dutchman also scored twice against Barcelona with two goals, including a header off Gini Wijnaldum. They are etched in Klopp's mind. Five years later, Klopp scored four spontaneous goals against Barcelona, ​​highlighting the inspirational leadership of captain Jordan Henderson. Van Dijk, who replaced him in the armband, became the only player to start in both games. As the manager pointed out, this is the result of a new team.

"It's their Barcelona now, it was against Luton," Klopp said. "It's a tough situation. There are always plenty of reasons to give up, but not today. I've only seen supergroups struggle. If you don't limit yourself to bad ideas, you won't be able to fly." You can, and that's exactly what they did.

Liverpool have grown rapidly under manager Klopp. Playing for Barcelona meant Barcelona exceeded all expectations, managing a team that finished 10th in the Premier League and became European champions within four years. Today, the pursuit of quad biking has become a new attempt to reach stratospheric heights, fueled by faith. ``We have faith that we're going to get there,'' Klopp said with a smile. That's what Liverpool are aiming for, and perhaps Klopp may renew his promise not to talk about Barcelona in the final months of his reign. He has one more feedback he can rely on to motivate his team. "I'm going to mention this game a few times in the future," he said.