DBasia.news – Anfield watched a goal party when their favorite team, Liverpool, won a landslide victory in Week 28 of the Premier League on Thursday (28/2) early morning Western Indonesian Time.
Mastering the course of the game, the Reds won by a landslide score 5-0 through goals scored by Divock Origi and two goals each from Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk. Especially Mane, the Senegalese player appeared neatly and closed the first half with a score of 2-0 through his goal in the ninth minute and 20.
Responding to the victory achieved by his team as well as the consistent performance shown by Mane, Jurgen Klopp as the team manager finally spoke up. Even the German manager was also surprised by the appearance of the players who joined Anfield in 2016.
“I didn’t get to see the perfect back-heel Sadio Mane did, many said that it was very special, but I preferred his first goal – he jumped high and was in the right position,” Klopp said as quoted by Mirror.
“I did decide to place him as a center forward, especially after Roberto Firmino was injured. He was always the first choice. Yes, I was surprised by the goals he scored in this match,” he continued.
“You certainly have no expectations if Mane can do it, but we do hope that if the movement will be troublesome for the opposing team. Today Mane did very well,” added the 51-year-old manager.
Mane’s two goals made him now collecting 14 goals in the Premier League competition. Another story for the Reds, the achievement of these three points managed to make them more solid at the top of the standings with a collection of 69 points, one point ahead of its closest competitor, Manchester City in second place.