Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp praised matchwinner Mohamed Salah after victory over Manchester City.
Klopp fielded Salah centrally on the night.
He said, "Yeah, Mo played an exceptional game. Absolutely outstanding. Yes, obviously he was one of two strikers in the centre together with Bobby. Great, an absolutely top performance. The goal was world-class. Again, a colleague of yours asked me if I think we were a bit lucky in that moment because [Joao] Cancelo missed the ball. I didn't see a player missing the ball, I saw a player using his body extremely well and being there in the one-on-one situation with the goalie.
"So, a top-class goal. The situation immediately before was really unlucky that he didn't score there already. Apart from that, good on the ball, a constant threat in behind, working extremely hard, an outstanding performance, honestly. It was really good.
Klopp was also asked about claims of an early substitution for Salah, insisting it was a mistake on the fourth official's part.
He said, "I really find this question interesting. Tell me your thoughts about that: [do] you think we put 11 up, so Mo has to get subbed and he comes to and tells me 'I don't want to leave the pitch' or whatever? How could that happen? What is the logical explanation for that?
"Yes [it was a mistake], the wrong number on the board - that's exactly it. I wanted to talk to Mo because his role changed; Darwin came on and Mo played more of a 10 around Darwin, and Darwin was the one for in behind more. Obviously, Mo didn't come in the first place and was disappointed because he saw the number but I didn't know about any kind of '11' on the board. When I saw that, we could change it - and we changed it.
