Watch: Jurgen Klopp’s hilarious response as Luton supervisor says he performed towards Liverpool starlet’s father

Jurgen Klopp was compelled to play quite a few younger gamers in Liverpool’s latest Premier League match towards Luton Town attributable to accidents to his first-team regulars. They have been with out Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones for the sport at Anfield along with the likes of goalkeeper Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dominik Szoboszlai and Thiago Alcantara.

However, the workforce responded emphatically, coming from a objective right down to beat Luton 4-1 on Wednesday. Among the younger gamers that Klopp introduced on was striker Jayden Danns, who was making his senior debut. He was introduced on within the 89th minute for Luis Diaz. Liverpool ended up scoring the fourth objective after that by means of Harvey Elliot.

Klopp was all smiles after the full-time whistle went off and gave Danns an particularly massive hug. Luton Town supervisor Rob Davis got here in direction of the pair on the identical time and may very well be heard telling Klopp “I played against his dad!” earlier than the Liverpool supervisor burst out laughing.

Edwards, 41, had performed for quite a few decrease league English golf equipment, together with Wolves and Blackpool and among the many plethora of gamers he confronted would have been Danns’s father Neil. The elder Danns is of the identical age as Edwards and performed for quite a few golf equipment round England.

Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo scored two minutes aside within the second half to open the floodgates as an injury-bitten Liverpool opened some area on the high of the Premier League with a 4-1 comeback victory over Luton Town at Anfield on Wednesday. Klopp’s workforce have 60 factors after 26 video games, 4 factors above Manchester City and 5 away from Arsenal, though each chasing groups have a recreation in hand. Luton Town remained in 18th.

“Exceptional game,” Klopp stated. “I liked lots of the first half, but I saw that the boys and crowd didn’t like it as much. “I instructed the boys it was a high recreation and we’ve got to be calmer in decisive moments, then there have been fireworks and great targets — incredible night time and it’s simply actually good.”

Luton’s Chiedozie Ogbene shocked the Anfield faithful with a goal in the 12th minute and Liverpool, who were missing several key players including Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez, trailed at halftime of a home league game for the first time this season. “We made them indignant, did not we?” said Luton manager Rob Edwards. “The second half we simply noticed Anfield, full-throttle. We noticed Liverpool. They suffocated us and their followers have been wonderful.”