The manic reaction would not have looked out of residence in the Sunday amateur leagues. Jürgen Klopp responded to Divock Origi’s 95th minute equaliser by beating his chest in front of the West Bromwich Albion bench,eyeballing Tony Pulis and leading Liverpool’s players in triumphant applause to the Kop. “Sometimes it takes more than a few seconds to cool down,” he explained. With the heartbeat slowed, or the reality of Liverpool’s weaknesses in defence will not have escaped their overexuberant manager.
Klopp’s refusal to shake hands with Pulis after the final whistle and wild celebration of a point salvaged at domestic in stoppage time reflected a tense,hideous encounter at Anfield. Animosity built between the Liverpool manager and the Albion bench from the moment Dejan Lovren was taken off on a stretcher as a consequence of Craig Gardner’s perilous challenge. It erupted spectacularly when the substitute Origi spared Liverpool a second successive Premier League defeat with a deflected goal and Klopp revelled in the visitors’ misfortune.
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Source: theguardian.com