Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Manchester United on Thursday was payback for the fans, manager Jurgen Klopp said after his side produced a commanding display to down their fiercest rivals in the Europa League.
Klopp’s team ran out comfortable winners in the first leg of their last-16 clash at Anfield and would have inflicted a more embarrassing defeat on United but for a string of brilliant saves from David De Gea.
In a simmering atmosphere, the hosts took a stranglehold on the tie with an authoritative performance that was, according to their German coach, like watching the dominant Liverpool sides of old.
The show, he said, was a reward for supporters who had endured inconsistency since Klopp took charge in October.
“It was a great atmosphere, I am so pleased for all of the people who have had harder times with us this season,” the former Borussia Dortmund boss told BT Sport television. “Tonight was the first part of paying them back.
“The atmosphere was unbelievable, really great, and I want to say thank you to everyone involved. That was Liverpool how I knew it before I came here.”
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