Jurgen Klopp: 7-0 win over Maribor shows how good Liverpool can be
After one win in eight matches, having created but not converted numerous chances, Klopp saw signs they had learned from their experience
Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool showed just how good they can be with the record-breaking 7-0 Champions League win in Maribor.
Two goals apiece from Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino and further efforts from Philippe Coutinho, a first club strike from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Trent Alexander-Arnold completed Liverpool's best away victory in Europe.
After one win in eight matches, having created but not converted numerous chances, Klopp saw signs they had learned from their experience.
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Show all 31"How we finished these situations was good, we were cool enough," he said of their goalscoring feat against the shambolic Slovenian champions. "Often this season we have been alone in the box and not relaxed enough to play the right pass but this was different.
"We showed how good we can be and we never gave up. It was a good all-round performance. It has to be to win 7-0 of course."
Klopp felt the win would help lift some of the anxiety, which was growing after a difficult September.
"It will give the players a lot of confidence," he added. "I was told about the record after the game and I didn't know about it. The wonderful history of this club can feel like a back-pack at times so it is nice to write our own good piece of the history.
"It will be difficult to beat that record. It is quite rare to win 7-0 but it showed we did unbelievably well. When you don't score it is a challenge to stay confident but we will try to use this result now.
"The next game is Tottenham so it's pretty likely it will not be a similar result. We have five days to recover and prepare and we are looking forward to it."
Klopp, who pre-match admitted he had been impressed with £35million deadline day signing Oxlade-Chamberlain in recent days, felt the goal would be hugely beneficial to the England international.
"It will open his chest. It will help him a lot. He could have scored two," he added. "It was nice from Daniel (Sturridge) how he made this goal, really cool."
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