“This was the reaction we needed.”

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The Reds sealed a trip to Brighton & Hove Albion in the fourth round of the competition thanks to a superb first half goal from Harvey Elliott.

Elliott scored the only goal of the third-round replay at Molineux with a shot from distance that went past goalkeeper Jose Sa in the 13th minute.

Read on for a full transcript of Klopp’s post-match press conference…

On whether he got the reaction he wanted from his team…

I think everyone who was with us got this reaction; It was the reaction we needed to show. We held together, we were together, we had really good challenges, we won challenges when we lost the ball and we played really good football in moments. We scored an extraordinary goal where Harvey saw something that I think not many people would have seen on the field. If I were a goalkeeper, I wouldn’t have expected a shot at that moment. It was a nice goal, but apart from that, the game was much better, very different from last time, and I’m really happy about that. All of the solo shows were good and we were really together wherever we were. We won the ball up the field and we won it in the middle of the field and it was good. I told the boys after the game that this is what it feels like when you play well and win. We can’t remember anymore when that was the case, but tonight that was the case and we’re so happy.

On Stefan Bagcetek’s performance…

Good, good for him. A good player and very smart in his movements. Especially since you are younger, the most important thing is to get a good start in the game. He’s had a few situations where I’m not sure he saw there was space or he was just hoping there was space when he turned around – and there really was space. He was really good, but what really helps is that he won these challenges. The last few steps before he has to block the ball, that’s really good. I think having Thiago by his side is very helpful – Thiago talks a lot on the pitch – and Naby was really there tonight, which is very helpful. Both wings defended well and Cody closed the middle for us, he was around Neves and kept the ball for us. [That was] Very important, it was really important to play the link. The defenders were really good, the centre-halves were focused and focused and Kawemehin was right there when we needed him. It was a good match. We know we only got into the next round, but we wanted to get into the next round. Tonight, it’s an important sign for us that this kind of thing is possible, and I think, for our people at home, too. There’s a huge game coming up this weekend and I think if we had played another game like the last one, I’m not sure what people would have thought before they got on the field. Now they have something to look forward to and we will fight together again.

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