Jurgen Klopp on Newcastle United: 'I have never managed a game like this'
The Reds marched to their second successive Premier League win in extraordinary circumstances at St James' Park, where Anthony Gordon haunted his former youth club in the first half.
The ex-Everton winger capitalised on a dreadful error from Trent Alexander-Arnold, who had also controversially escaped an early sending-off for two bookable offences, having been cautioned for throwing the ball away before bringing down a charging Gordon.
While Alexander-Arnold was not given his marching orders, Virgil van Dijk was made to take the walk of shame for a last-man foul on Alexander Isak just three minutes after Gordon had slotted home through Alisson Becker's legs.
However, Eddie Howe's side struggled to make their extra man count, and Darwin Nunez — who has seldom seen the field so far this term — came off the bench to equalise late on before firing home a dramatic injury-time winner in front of the away end.
Speaking to the media in his post-game press conference, Klopp described Sunday's enthralling success with 10 men as a once-in-a-lifetime experience, saying: «I think in my 1,000 games as a coach or a manager I never had a game like this, that's the truth.
»Not that we never turned games [around], we did that, but 10 men in an atmosphere like this against an opponent like this – it's not that I can't remember, I'm pretty sure it never happened because these moments are rare and super-special.
«But I thought the boys deserved it today because with 10 men we played better and gave Newcastle a proper game. Before that it was a bit wild with, obviously,
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