Conte insisted the pressure would not get to him. And did Twitter agree?
Liverpool started the second half brightly but as the match progressed the hosts slowly started to assert themselves with their best chance falling to Phillips, whose attempted chip was blocked by the onrushing Mignolet. Much of this seems to stems from his newfound confidence.
"I look at Chelsea and against the big teams, they can sit tight and find a way to win".
Joel Matip and Dejan Lovren were superb in the air. Even Liverpool's best manager in recent times, Rafa Benitez, struggled in those games - narrowly avoiding a humiliating exit on four separate occasions. Liverpool, inspired by their late first half heroics, started very brightly.
West Brom only created one clear chance on the day, but when they did he was there to thwart Matthew Phillips with an outstretched boot. A clean sheet is the proof that he did more than enough, however.
Despite those first-half scares, Liverpool dominated possession and ought to have doubled their lead when Milner profligately volleyed Firmino's cross over the bar just before the hour mark.
West Brom were able to mount a late push for an equaliser for the closing minutes but Klopp absolved Moreno's "normal" actions, suggesting his player's options were limited because a pass to a team-mate in front would have been offside.
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Liverpool then went close in the 15th minute when Roberto Firmino struck an effort just past the far post after being put through by compatriot Philippe Coutinho.
MF Emre Can, 8 - Produced another powerhouse performance and seemed to relish the physical battle against one of the Premier League's most robust teams.
"We must have great enthusiasm to play these last six games, with patience and a great will to fight". "That's what we want to do in every game we play". The Brazilian pressed incessantly for the entirety of the match and provided most of the Reds attacking and creative threat throughout.
"We scored a nice goal after a set-piece and kept the ball well". His dribbling was also absolutely on point throughout as he left opposition players stumbling around regularly.
"For me, I don't look for [a man of the match] because I don't care about it but I thought, for a striker who didn't score a goal, it was a nice performance". Worked hard, held the ball up well and on the rare occasion, he was afforded space he used his pace and physicality well to burst the Reds up the field.
However, the former Sevilla full-back opted to go alone instead of using support from Firmino and Daniel Sturridge with the goal at his mercy.




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