“Our general game until we made the changes was not great. So that’s what we have to admit,” Klopp told TNT Sports after the game.

“Not enough tempo. It’s tricky, they had such a low block. I know it’s difficult, but you have to do better. The dynamic, the accelerations, the speed.”

Klopp was encouraged by the impact of his substitutes, with Gakpo coming off the bench to score Liverpool’s third from a cross by another replacement, Andy Robertson.“Robbo came on and we could use the wing, we changed system to a 4-4-2, which helped,” Klopp said.