Jurgen Klopp expressed immense pride in his Liverpool squad following their triumphant advance to the FA Cup fourth round with a resounding 2-0 victory over Arsenal, sealed by Jakub Kiwior’s own goal and a late strike from Luis Diaz at the Emirates. His opposite number, Mikel Arteta, was left frustrated once more.Despite being without several key players, Klopp hailed his team’s performance.”I’m incredibly proud. This was a highly challenging draw for us, probably one of the toughest we could have faced. Considering the circumstances we had to navigate coming into this match, we managed to score, introduced young players, and fought relentlessly for 95 minutes.”Havertz’s misses and Kiwior’s own goal bring Liverpool an undeserved victory over ArsenalThe absence of captain Virgil van Dijk, sidelined due to illness, didn’t deter Liverpool, with hopes that he might recover in time for the Carabao Cup semi-final against Fulham on Wednesday. While Liverpool’s first-half performance left room for improvement, Klopp acknowledged the team’s progress after the break.”It was commendable. Looking ahead, Wednesday holds the next challenge, followed by a brief break. To maintain our current position and ambition, continuous progress is imperative. The first half wasn’t easy to savor.”Currently leading the Premier League and progressing in the Europa League’s round of 16, Klopp’s Liverpool remains on track for multiple trophies, eyeing a possible quadruple. However, the absence of Mohamed Salah, away with Egypt for the Africa Cup of Nations, poses a challenge for the team.##NAJAVA_MECA_7785784##Arsenal, on the other hand, now have one competition fewer to think about. Mikel Arteta admits he’s annoyed because his team’s good performances of late didn’t result in victories. It’s a concern.”It is frustrating, but what can we do? I cannot tell them to play bad, don’t shoot, Liverpool is going to score an own goal and we’re going to win the game, I don’t know how to create a gameplan like this, it’s impossible. Stick with them; if we have 18, next time we have 35, and continuously do that, do that, do that the ball will go into the net. We’ll generate momentum, and we will win a lot of games, that’s for sure. It is very difficult but if the team is getting hammered and not playing well, and not deserving to win football matches I would be much more worried. I am worried because I love winning and we have to win many more games. At the moment that is the thing we have to change and probably what has to be reset mentally.”
