The atmosphere Anfield Stadium to give luck to the Red Si troops. Despite a 0-1 over Stoke City striker Jon Walters, Kops squad caught up and even turn things around thanks to goals from Adam Lallana and Roberto Firmino.
Daniel Sturridge scored Liverpool's fourth when the game remaining 20 minutes, fulfilling the goal Stoke City midfielder Giannelli Imbula early in the second half.
The victory was not just to make Liverpool return perch in both the Premier League after being overtaken by Manchester City for a few hours. Results were also positively Reds extend their record at Anfield.
Note perfect Liverpool home games this season. Six wins and two draws from eight matches that have been played.
If you continue with the previous season, then his record to 16 matches unbeaten.
Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp said, it's not an easy game for his team because of the pressure exerted Stoke City, passing two strikers, Walters and Peter Crouch, who continue to give trouble to the Reds defense.
"The result does not reflect the difficulties we are facing. But, what happens on the field is really tough. We've managed to find the game again after a superb goal Lallana," said Klopp was quoted as saying by the BBC.German coach also pointed to the failure of Stoke City repeat their slick performance in the third of the first round in the second half of the match as a factor in the win. In the second half, the Reds controlled the game, and finish with a score of 4-1.
"They are trying to push, but we can handle it better. I think it's deserved win for us," said the man who is familiarly called by Kloppo call it.
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Liverpool menempel ketat Chelsea di puncak klasemen Liga Inggris dengan hanya menyisakan enam poin di antara kedua tim setelah pasukan Reds menang 4-1 atas Stoke City, Rabu dini hari kemarin.
Atmosfer Stadion Anfield memberi keberuntungan bagi pasukan Si Merah. Meskipun sempat tertinggal 0-1 lewat gol striker Stoke City Jon Walters, skuad Kops berhasil mengejar, dan bahkan membalikkan keadaan berkat gol Adam Lallana dan Roberto Firmino.
Daniel Sturridge mencetak gol keempat Liverpool ketika laga tinggal tersisa 20 menit, menggenapi gol bunuh diri pemain gelandang Stoke City Giannelli Imbula di awal babak kedua.
Kemenangan itu bukan cuma membuat Liverpool kembali bertengger di peringkat kedua klasemen Liga Inggris setelah sempat disalip Manchester City selama beberapa jam. Hasil itu juga memperpanjang rekor positif Reds di Anfield.
Catatan laga kandang Liverpool sempurna musim ini. Enam kali menang, dan dua kali seri dari delapan laga yang sudah dimainkan.
Jika dilanjutkan dengan musim sebelumnya, maka rekornya menjadi 16 laga tak terkalahkan.
Pelatih Liverpool Juergen Klopp mengatakan, itu bukan laga yang mudah bagi timnya lantaran tekanan yang diberikan Stoke City, lewat dua strikernya, Walters dan Peter Crouch, yang terus memberi kesulitan pada lini pertahanan Reds.
"Hasilnya memang tidak mencerminkan kesulitan yang kami hadapi. Tapi, apa yang terjadi di lapangan benar-benar sulit. Kami baru berhasil menemukan permainan lagi setelah gol luar biasa Lallana," ujar Klopp seperti dikutip BBC.Pelatih asal Jerman itu juga menunjuk pada ketidakberhasilan Stoke City mengulangi performa apik mereka di sepertiga babak pertama pada paruh kedua pertandingan sebagai faktor kemenangan timnya. Di babak kedua, Reds menguasai permainan, dan menyelesaikannya dengan skor telak 4-1.
"Mereka berusaha menekan, namun kami bisa mengatasinya dengan lebih baik. Saya kira itu kemenangan yang pantas untuk kami," ujar pria yang akrab disapa dengan panggilan Kloppo itu.