Making seven changes, his renewed side took a 3-0 lead at halftime at Wembley, and although Pep Guardiola’s team scored in either of the second half, Liverpool remained to reach their first FA Cup final in 10 years. . Klopp was thrilled with his side’s performance as he saw the Reds improve significantly compared to last weekend’s draw at the Etihad. And he admitted that it would be strange if they had really recorded a 3-0 victory against their closest opponents. LFC SEASON: Liverpool could have caused permanent damage to Manchester City after turning red again at Wembley LFC RATING: Sadio Mane and four other greats in Man City victory YOUR BOOKING: Rate Liverpool players after their 3-2 win over Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final “Yes, I think so (it is one of our best performances). “The first half because of the quality of the opponent,” he told reporters. “What you saw in the second half showed how good they really are. To deny them in so many moments is so difficult. “Creating goal opportunities against them is obviously very difficult as well. What I saw in the first half was great in almost every part of the game. “In the second half, they scored like we did in the previous game, they scored early and it is clear that it opens. No footballer on the planet feels safe against City with a 3-1 lead. It is always clear what they can do. “We needed Ali, what a game we played. But we also had our moments and we could have decided the game earlier. We did not do it but it makes it more special. “3-0 against City would be strange, 3-2 is a fair result and it is still good enough to bring us to the final.” However, despite reaching the FA Cup final, Klopp once again downgraded any chances of Liverpool winning the quadruple, pointing out how intense the end of his team’s season is in view of Manchester United and Everton next week. “You can say whatever you want, it does not make it more likely,” he said. “A game like today shows even more how unlikely such a thing is to happen. Getting through it now against City is something that is incredibly difficult and intense. “We are playing Man Utd again. With their three points today, and the results for Tottenham and Arsenal, the battle for the position of the Champions League, the door is open for all three, so they will be on their feet. Definitely not a friendly game. “Then, a few days later, we will play Everton. In the situation they are in, it will not be a friendly game. Then we play with Villarreal. It will not be a friendly game. Then Newcastle. “It is incredibly intense and it is really unlikely that a team will win all the games. We have an FA Cup final now which means the Southampton match will be postponed. “It will be played in the middle of the week, it’s really unlikely, but I could not care less to be honest. Let’s do it, let’s try to win the next game and see how we recover from now and then. We’ll see.” Read more related articles Read more related articles
