Wow, what a game! – Klopp revels in Liverpool's stunning success

Jurgen Klopp described Liverpool's 4-3 win over Manchester City as "historical" and lauded both sides for producing an all-time Premier League classic.

Yet another seven-goal thriller

The German was typically animated during Sunday's seven-goal thriller at Anfield, where City's 22-game unbeaten league run this season was ended by the hosts.

In their first game since Philippe Coutinho's departure for Barcelona, Liverpool were indebted to goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah.

Pep Guardiola's men fell 4-1 behind with Leroy Sane's first-half goal all they had to show for their efforts until a late flurry that saw Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan cut the deficit.

Having held on to secure a dramatic success that leaves them third and level on points with Manchester United and Chelsea either side of them, Klopp was enthused by the whole spectacle. 

Quotes from Jürgen Klopp after the game

"You need a really good football team to do that [beat City] and thank God I have one!"

"It’s just a nice commercial for Premier League football. The whole world was watching it and if somebody didn’t like football until now then probably they would say, ‘that’s why you watch it all the time’. I am really happy about it."

"From the first whistle, the atmosphere was outstanding and that helps always, that helps a lot. It’s one of the best places in world football if we are all on our toes."

"If you look back to the first game [5-0 at the Etihad in September], it was like this until we got the red card. After that, it was not the same game anymore."

"He [Philippe Coutinho] was probably still jumping in his new living room in Barcelona and happy about the win tonight."

"You have no alternatives [but to attack] to beat City. Yes, you can win the lottery and they tackle each other! Then you can stand deep in your own box and in the end you hope nothing happens, but it is not really likely."