Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp has, on Saturday evening, taken firm aim at Aston Villa.
This, of course, comes after his side locked horns with the Claret and Blue in their final home outing of the season earlier today.
Liverpool, when all was said and done, were forced to settle for a share of the spoils, owing to a last-gasp equaliser on the part of the outbound Roberto Firmino.
90′ – The ball is fed wide to Salah, he crosses and Firmino finishes on the stretch in front of the Kop.
[1-1]#LIVAVL https://t.co/42klkQgj6m
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 20, 2023
Their eventual comeback point, though, actually proved far from what Liverpool needed on Saturday.
The Merseyside giants’ Champions League hopes are now as good as dead, sitting three points back of 4th-placed Manchester United having played a game more.
In turn, it should not come as a massive surprise to hear that Jurgen Klopp, post-match, was less than satisfied with the day’s events.
“I asked the boys after the game, who was really, really good today? It was difficult to find one. But the character we showed was good. Aston Villa were screwed in the second half and they didn’t know how to deal with it.”
“The time wasting was… wow. We saw against Sevilla the ball boys left the country, Roma against Leverkusen, how long was the ball in play? Ten minutes [added time] was fine, but we should have an extra five minutes within the 10.”
Jurgen Klopp criticised #AVFC for time wasting at Anfield – suggesting 15 minutes should have been added after 90 – and claimed they couldn’t live with Liverpool after half-time.
“Aston Villa were screwed in the second half and they didn’t know how to deal with it.”
— John Townley (@johntownley11) May 20, 2023
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