Klopp is amazed by Pickford's “unbelievable saves” after Everton draw
The Everton goalkeeper was named man of the match for making 8 saves during the Reds' frustration at Goodison Park with the match ending as a goalless draw, with Klopp hailing both the “intensity” of the Merseyside derby and both of the goalkeepers.
goalkeeper
Jordan Pickforddenied chances from Salah, Nunez, and
Roberto Firminoto keep one point for his side against their rivals in a spectacular derby that ended 0-0, with the Reds hitting the crossbar three times.
told his post-match interview with
BT Sport: "
It was a real derby, super intense and with a lot of really spectacular moments."
"This game was not bad, at all, it was just a tough one,"
he said.
"I don't forget that they had a big chance. The goal was offside so I don't count that, but it was close, but when Ali made a save [from Maupay] that was proper. Apart from that, we had bigger chances but it's okay now."
In the 69th minute, the Toffees had a goal ruled out by VAR as the Reds academy graduate
Conor Coadytapped in
Neal Maupay’s cross-shot. He went wild in front of Goodison Park before his goal was ruled out for offside. The
Germancoach said about the incident:
“I didn't see it back but I think if they watch it long enough it probably was offside.
had lots of chances denied by
Jordan Pickford
as he displayed a master performance against the Reds, denying an excellent finish from
Mohamed Salahin the stoppage time leading the ball to hit the crossbar as he did against
Darwin Nunezin the first half.
After hailing a "sensational save" from
Alisson, the German praised the
Englandgoalkeeper Pickford:
"We hit the post three times, and a few unbelievable saves by Pickford. Wow. What can you do.
"You have to dig in really deep, that's what we did. In the end it's nil-nil, which sounds strange, but that's it."
Everton's goalless draw remarked the first time in 2022 Reds failed to score in a
Premier Leaguegame since their 1-0 defeat at
Leicesterin December, an outstanding 25-game run.
"
It's been a super intense week for us,"
Klopp
said.
"On Wednesday night we had a really tough game and had to go to the wire, and a few days later you play here.
"I don't know how many derbies I've played now, quite a few, but it's always difficult and it was difficult today."
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