Jurgen Klopp revealed Xherdan Shaqiri’s half-time substitution was for tactical reasons as Liverpool extended their 100% start to the new season with a crushing win over Southampton.
‘The result is really cool and the performance could have been better. The changes cost us as I changed the system. Xherdan Shaqiri was influential and Joel Matip was too, but our organization was a problem. ‘You could see that with the communication on the pitch, but we changed back to a system we are used to.
‘Saints were not bad, they were really good, but maybe in the final third they were not the biggest threat. ‘A clean sheet is very important and staying concentrated in an intense period is difficult. ‘Joel Matip was spot on and the full backs had outstanding work rate and I liked what I saw. What I didn’t like today was my fault.’