Liverpool were condemned to a second successive Premier League defeat when Crescencio Summerville latched onto a loose ball and sent a low finish into the bottom corner in the 89th minute. Earlier, a defensive mix-up allowed Rodrigo to put Leeds in front, with Mohamed Salah scoring Liverpool’s equalizer before a string of superb saves from visiting goalkeeper Illan Meslier allowed Summerville to hand Leeds a memorable victory. The result leaves Klopp’s side ninth in the Premier League, 13 points behind Manchester City and, more worryingly, eight points behind fourth-placed Newcastle. “Failure, for sure,” Klopp told Sky Sports afterwards. “I thought we started the game really well and conceded a horrible goal. “We got the equalizer but it didn’t give us full security for whatever reason. We struggled to control the game, which is difficult against a team with the speed they have up front. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player FREE WATCH: Highlights from Leeds’ Premier League win over Liverpool. “We gave too many balls away. The boys really tried, we had a lot of possession, we had big chances. “But the problem is that we can’t control that kind of play at the moment, and that’s obviously a problem. “With the number of games we have, maybe some players are a bit too much. “But if you don’t finish your situations, they’re there and that completely changed the game in the moment. “If we’re 2-1 or 1-0 then that would obviously be helpful, but it’s not a given for us at the moment, so we have to fight against it and that’s obviously what we’re going to do.” Image: Crisencio Somerville scored Leeds’ 89th-minute winner at Anfield On Liverpool’s lax defending for Summerville’s winner, Klopp added: “You can’t defend like we defended the second goal – it’s just not possible. “But we did, and I’m not sure how to explain it now. It happened anyway and that’s why we lost. “Otherwise it would have been a point that would have been deserved as well and then we get a point and go from there, but now we don’t have anything that feels completely different.” Asked how he can solve Liverpool’s problems, Klopp said: “With work. “It’s not that it’s gone, it’s that it’s more difficult for us at the moment to bring our quality on the pitch. That’s the situation you have to go through. We accept it and fight against it. “We’ve had problems from day one, that’s obvious. In terms of injuries, some players have to play very often, and others come back and have to play very early. The games are coming thick and fast, so that’s the situation we have. “
Marsch hails Leeds’ cohesion
Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player Leeds manager Jesse Marsh reacts after the 2-1 away win over Liverpool Leeds boss Jesse Marsh was delighted to see his side’s efforts rewarded as the win lifted them out of the relegation zone and eased the pressure off his shoulders. “It was a good performance again and it was good that we were able to reward ourselves. My feeling is that we shouldn’t be in this situation that we are in, but we are. I tried to stay calm, but I also tried to push. “The team is strong and committed, so I’m grateful to have them. I think they stepped up a lot today and that’s why we were able to get the win. “I believed in this team. We shouldn’t be in this situation – if you look at the stats, we shouldn’t be in this situation, but we are and we tried to maximize it at all times. We needed that and now we have to stay strong . “We’re still in a process here trying to build something that’s new and you can see in our good times we’re very good and then in our bad times, we look extremely vulnerable and naive. “But today we reduced the bad moments and increased the good moments and then we were able to get a result. “Everybody has made a big deal about me and they’re sacking me and I’m the problem, but the board was with me. “We are all united, we have stayed together so that we will always be ‘us’.”
