Klopp relieved by Liverpool win at West Brom

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp expressed his relief after the Reds' victory at West Brom boosted their Champions League hopes.

Roberto Firmino's header secured a 1-0 win to lift Liverpool up to third in the Premier League and helped end Tony Pulis' hold over them.

It was Liverpool's first win in eight attempts away at a Pulis side in the Premier League following Firmino's first-half winner on Sunday.

Klopp's men moved above Manchester City in the table and he admitted victory was crucial.

He said: "I don't think we made crazy things (celebrations). But we are very happy, three points today.

"I really thought that the boys, in a really difficult game, did really well.

"You can always do better but we learned already in the game. I liked it a lot that in the second half we looked better tuned than the first half.

"We knew what do to but in the first half we looked a little bit static. In the second half it looked much better, so I'm really happy about the performance.

"It's one of the most difficult places to go because you can't feel comfortable in one moment of the game. Somebody asked which scoreline would have kept me a little calmer in the last few minutes, and I said: 'Only 4-0 after 86 minutes'."

And Klopp admitted he could see how Pulis had frustrated Liverpool on their travels for so long.

"I can understand why. It's a difficult place to come but that doesn't make us more happy," he said.

"It's really three very important points at a difficult place and that's improved our base for the rest of the season, so I'm happy about this."

Source: PA