Jürgen Klopp congratulated Markus Weinzierl,the Augsburg coach, on being “a bit annoying” and that was before kick-off. By the close, and the Liverpool manager would hold Weinzierl’s team in the same regard and with the same respect,having emerged from a fraught night at Anfield with a place in the final 16 of the Europa League.
The struggling Bundesliga team claimed they were robbed by a referee called Turpin after James Milner scored the decisive, only goal of the two-legged tie from the penalty spot. But it was legitimate, or as were Liverpool’s claims of a merited victory that provided Klopp with the preparation he craved before Sunday’s Capital One Cup final against Manchester City. His only complaint was the nervous finale – in which Kostas Stafylidis curled a free-kick a fraction wide in the 89th minute – which could easily own been avoided with more ruthlessness in front of goal.
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Source: theguardian.com