Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has described Liverpool’s defeat of Tottenham as a “massive, massive win” and admitted that the Reds are getting smarter in the Premier League title race.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United held Liverpool to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford last Sunday to end their eight-game winning streak at the start of the season and Jurgen Klopp’s side looked in danger of a first league defeat of 2019-20 when Harry Kane put Spurs 1-0 up at Anfield on Sunday in the first minute.
There was further concern for Jurgen Klopp’s side when Son Heung-min hit the crossbar early in the second half, but club captain Jordan Henderson leveled the scores after four minutes.
Liverpool’s pressure was relentless on the Spurs goal and it finally paid off when Serge Aurier fouled Sadio Mane and Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah struck the winner from the penalty spot with 15 minutes left on the clock, ensuring the leaders moved six points clear of 2nd placed Manchester City at the summit of the English table.
And Dejan Lovren, who made only his second league appearance this season told Liverpool’s official club website the workings behind the win. The Croatian center-back said, “We knew it would be a tough game, even though they didn’t have brilliant results in the last couple of games, We knew it would be tough and unfortunately they scored in the first minute, but we kept our nerve, played our game and we had many chances. We came in at half-time and the boss said: ‘Usually I never say this, but I am satisfied even though we are 1-0 down. But we need to continue like that and keep our nerve’. We knew we would have another chance and we did it. It’s a massive, massive win.”
