Tuesday at LFC: Derby reaction and smiles aplenty at Melwood
It was back to business for Liverpool's players and staff at Melwood on Tuesday - and we were with them in the aftermath of their dramatic 1-0 victory over Everton.
Here is a summary of the key events at the club today…
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So, as mentioned, just hours after triumphing in the Merseyside derby, Liverpool’s players and staff were back at Melwood for a training session as attentions now turn to the game with Stoke City on December 27 at Anfield.
Click here for a photo gallery from the club’s training complex.
He was the toast of Liverpool fans the world over after his 94th minute winner against Everton – and Sadio Mane reflected on the moment exclusively with us afterwards.
"I was a little bit lucky but I wish to always be lucky and score goals for the team! I'm thankful and very happy to score the winning goal for the team. It wasn't an easy game but I think we deserved to win because we created a lot of chances and we got the goal.”
The Reds were expertly skippered to their dramatic Goodison Park success by Jordan Henderson; however despite his elation, the captain had a word of caution amid the joy.
“It’s the best place you can win an away game but it’s three points at the end of the day. We can’t get too carried away. The game has finished, we’ll reflect on the things we could have done better and we move on to the next game.”
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The scenes of celebration at full-time on Monday night will live long in the memory – and you can relive them all over again in our free video below. And again. And again.
U23s pick up friendly win…
Liverpool's U23s came from behind to beat Chester FC 2-1 thanks to goals from Harry Wilson and Cameron Brannagan in a friendly this afternoon. You can get more details on that win by clicking here.
Taking note...
Given the manner of Liverpool's second-half performance versus Everton, and it's improvement on their opening 45-minute showing, it came as no surprise to hear Dejan Lovren admit Klopp had some words for the team during the interval...
"We missed something in the first half, but we had a good quality talk from the manager at half-time and he was asking us to play more direct football."
Coming up on Liverpoolfc.com on Wednesday…
We’ll be hearing from the boss on the importance of being able to call upon Daniel Sturridge and Emre Can once more ahead of a schedule of three Premier League games in seven days over Christmas and New Year.