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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Aaron Bower

‘Lose the right games’: Klopp tells Liverpool to learn from Inter defeat

Mohamed Salah of Liverpool (in red) hits the post in their 1-0 home defeat against Inter.
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool (in red) hits the post in their 1-0 home defeat against Inter. Photograph: Javier García/Shutterstock

Jürgen Klopp insisted Liverpool deserved to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals despite the defeat in the second leg of their tie with Internazionale but called on his side to avoid a repeat of the performance that consigned them to a first home defeat in over a year and yielded a nervous evening for everyone present at Anfield.

Lautaro Martínez’s second-half strike breathed life into the tie after Liverpool’s 2-0 win in Milan three weeks ago, but within seconds of the Argentinian’s long-range effort Alexis Sánchez was shown a second yellow card for a tackle on Fabinho to hand the momentum back to Klopp’s side.

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