Jamie Carragher says Joe Gomez and Andy Robertson were ‘outstanding’ in Liverpool’s vital victory away at Newcastle on Saturday.
Naby Keita’s goal in the first half was enough to secure a 1-0 victory at St James’ Park to put the pressure on league leaders Manchester City in the title race.
The Reds have gone two points above City for now, with ’s side facing Leeds United later on Saturday.
rotated his side following the victory against Villarreal in the first leg of their semi-final tie in midweek.
The likes of Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold were named as substitutes, with Gomez one of the players coming in.
Taking to Twitter after the match, Liverpool legend Carragher praised the performances of full-backs Gomez and Robertson.
‘Joe Gomez & Andy Robertson outstanding ? #NEWLIV,’ Carragher.
Robertson put in another energetic display, with Klopp impressed by the left-back’s impressive sprint in stoppage time, as well as the performances of a host of other players.
‘Joe Gomez, what a game. Naby Keita, what a game. James Milner, what a game. Diogo Jota – my god, what a game,’ Klopp told BT Sport.
‘You see Andy Robertson in minute 93, 150mph sprint going down. That’s absolutely exceptional.’
‘You can’t really defend them properly because it’s always these long balls. It’s really difficult to get a feeling for the game, but it’s obviously not the first time these things happen,’ Klopp added.
‘We had to put Joel [Matip] wide and Joe [Gomez] on the side. We had to put Naby [Keita] in front of the challenges.
‘Our people were outstanding and Newcastle are obviously a really passionate crowd. Winning here is special.’
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