Coach on how Klopp’s HT chat roused Liverpool v Hudds

Liverpool coach Pepijn Lijnders has lifted the lid on how Jurgen Klopp adjusted the Reds to ensure they were victorious against Huddersfield on Saturday.

The Reds went in at the break deadlocked at 0-0 after Jonas Lossl’s penalty save prevented Mohamed Salah an opener at Anfield.

But Liverpool came out a different animal in the second half and stepped up a gear before emerging as 3-0 winners.

Reflecting on Klopp’s subtle changes and half-time discussion with his players, Lijnders told LiverpoolFC.com: “We are always searching for unpredictability in our positional game – first half, that didn’t exist.

“We have good players, we have players who can really make the difference, but you need to get them on the ball and you need to get them in the interesting spaces on the ball.

“Unpredictability only starts when there are movements around the ball, so the player on the ball has more opportunities to make decisions.

“The speed of movement then, the type of movement around the ball, that was basically the biggest difference between the first half and the second half.

“The moment that doesn’t exist, those types of moves and options around the ball, then you see that talent doesn’t flourish.

“That was the biggest difference, you saw it from the first minute in the second half.

“That’s why it’s nice that the game is two parts and that there’s 15 minutes in between so you can correct it! That’s what Jurgen and the staff did.”