Jürgen Klopp hailed Liverpool’s work ethic and tenacity for coming from behind, overcoming Alexis MacAllister’s departure, and defeating AFC Bournemouth 3-1 at Anfield.
With goals from Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah (who converted the rebound after Neto saved his penalty), and Diogo Jota, the Reds overcame Antoine Semenyo’s early goal to tie the score.
Shortly before Jota’s game-winning goal in the 62nd minute, Mac Allister was sent off for a foul on Ryan Christie.
As a result, Klopp’s team, which included Wataru Endo for the first time as a second-half substitute, played the remaining 30 minutes with 10 men.
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Liverpool already has four points after two Premier League games this season thanks to two outstanding late saves from Alisson Becker.
Reacting on how his players took the challenge after trailing, the German tactician said; “I think that’s the minimum of what we should expect from these two games.
“When you have a look at it, it’s not that I count games and think where we should win and where we could maybe lose, but when you start at Chelsea I don’t think any team in the world goes there and just books the points in and says, ‘OK, we had them already.’
“So, having there a point and of course against Bournemouth and against any team in your first home you want to win, so it’s an OK start, that’s it.
“If we wouldn’t have won people would have thought differently about it but at least that is now fine.
“We have obviously big games coming up, the next one is already waiting and that will be a tough one as well.
“So, it’s alright, it’s alright, but now we have to keep going, obviously.
Klopp also responded to his team having to play the rest of the game with 10-man after Alexis Mac Allister was shown a red card.
“We are working with human beings and it happens and we will try to figure out why.
“You saw in the game that then we were awake.
“Not immediately fluent enough, but step by step we found a way into the game and played pretty well then, scored the two goals which was really good.
“We had more chances, could have scored there, didn’t, wanted to pick up in the second half and then after 58 minutes we had 10 men and it was a big fight. That’s alright, it’s fine.”