Burnley stopper reflects on Jurgen Klopp’s “Liverpool versus Nick Pope” claims after last season’s Anfield stalemate!

The German coach waxed lyrical concerning the goalkeeper’s show after the hosts dropped factors at residence for the primary time in 25 video games.

The champions, who went forward courtesy of a Andy Robertson header within the first half, registered their most makes an attempt on aim (23) with out profitable a Premier League sport since December 2017 [against Everton].

The England worldwide made a string of saves to maintain the guests in it – with these to disclaim Mo Salah and Sadio Mane the choose of the bunch – earlier than Jay Rodriguez netted the equaliser.

It was a efficiency that rivalled Tom Heaton’s heroics at Previous Trafford in 2016 and one which Pope is immensely happy with.

The 28-year-old, who made his full debut within the prime flight on the Reds’ iconic stadium, stated: “I believe I performed fairly nicely!”It was nice, but when Jay Rodriguez doesn’t rating and we lose 2 or 3 nil, and even 1-0, it doesn’t get spoken about half as a lot. I suppose I’m indebted to him!

“As any goalkeeper or participant will inform you, when you play nicely however get beat, you don’t take a lot residence with you.

“However to make a few saves and really feel like I contributed to some extent at Anfield – the one level that was taken off them at Anfield final season – was fulfilling.”

Sean Dyche’s aspect had been a whisker away from inflicting Liverpool’s first defeat on their very own turf since Palace in April 2017 when Johann Berg Gudmundsson’s strike crashed in opposition to the crossbar late on.

Nonetheless, the away aspect, who conceded 70% of possession final summer season, can be large outsiders to repeat that feat on this event, even with Liverpool’s slight dip in type.

The title-holders are and not using a win in 4 league video games and have not discovered the web of their final three – a run which has seen them slip to fourth within the desk.

Requested if Liverpool’s aura of invincibility had slipped in any respect, Pope replied: “No, I don’t suppose so. I believe that’s the story of the Premier League this season.

“If you happen to take a look at the highest six, seven, eight and the way tight it’s, I believe a variety of elements have led to that involving the mad yr that has gone on.

“I don’t suppose it was ever going to be a yr the place a staff received the title by 20 or 30 factors. It was simply not going to occur. I believe that’s half and parcel of it.

“You say they may have misplaced it however they’re nonetheless unbeaten at Anfield in a protracted time period so it doesn’t appear to be it’s rubbed off an excessive amount of.”

He added: “They’re going via a spell on the minute but it surely doesn’t make it a straightforward place to go, it’s undoubtedly going to be a tricky sport no matter type Liverpool are in. If you happen to go to Anfield it’ll be robust.

“I don’t suppose there’s any hazard of us taking Liverpool flippantly. They’ve scored one in 4 and also you form of suppose there can be targets across the nook.

“I don’t suppose we can be wanting in 4 video games time they usually have solely scored yet another. I believe we have now bought to be cautious of that.

“Going into the sport we can not take them flippantly or take a look at them much less so than we did final season once we went to Anfield they usually had been already champions.

“The mindset and perspective we have now to have is similar as final season. We’ve to be assured. We’re going across the PL to totally different grounds in a a lot better place than a few years in the past.

“We’re form of pondering we are able to get factors wherever. We’ve that perspective, we present no concern. We’ll look to guard our aim, assault with freedom and attempt to get factors out of the sport.”