Jurgen Klopp is confident Arsenal will win away at Manchester United later in the season even though his Liverpool team could not do so
The Reds were held to a frustrating 2-2 Premier League draw at Old Trafford which allowed the Gunners to reclaim top spot
Liverpool were in complete control at half-time against a United team that had not managed a single shot on goal in the first 45 minutes.
But brilliant goals from Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo, taking advantage of poor Liverpool defending
The Reds rescued a late draw through Mohamed Salah from the penalty spot
Liverpool still had enough chances to win the match comfortably. And Klopp admits their title rivals Arsenal, should beat United at the same stadium on May 11.
Klopp
“Arsenal is a good football team and if [United] play like they did today, Arsenal will win that game, I'm 100 per cent sure. I'm really sorry to say that but this is a matter of fact.”
"We should've won both games [in the league and FA Cup vs United] and didn't.
“That's our fault. In all the time I've been here, we never dominated United like we did in these two games - but we didn't win them.
"We are who we are and we are where we are where [in the table] and I'm absolutely fine with that.
“I knew it would be super tricky until the end. Until yesterday, we were top of the table, now it's Arsenal. We want to be top after 38 matches."
Van Dijk added
It's all our own fault, again. We should have been 2-0 up at half time, at least. We created dangerous moments.
“We had them under control. It's just a shame. It definitely feels like a loss at this point.
"Because we wasted our chances, we gave them a lifeline. Individual mistakes can happen in a game.
“There was still so much time in the game to put it right but we were in a rush and we were losing too many balls and challenges in midfield.
"Then it was a wide open. It feels like a loss. It feels similar to the cup game again.
“The first half was much better than we played then, we created chances and limited them. But obviously we know one moment can change the game if we don't finish it off.
"That's the disappointing part. We should've won here today. The reality is that we didn't and now we have to make it up in all the other games that are coming
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