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Klopp 'super proud' as Liverpool win at Arsenal in FA Cup

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was "super proud" of his players after their FA Cup Third Round win at Arsenal.

Two late goals from Luis Diaz and Jakob Kiwior, who put through his own net, saw the visitors win 2-0.

Klopp said: "I'm super proud. It's a super difficult draw. Maybe the most difficult we could have got. With all the things we had to consider coming here, Arsenal lined up slightly different, that was smart. We changed a bit at half-time. We were really in the game in the second half. We scored the goals and brought the kids on. We fought for 95 minutes. We have a winter break now.

"It was obvious there would be changes. Today the boys bought into it and we could make them. Not too many. In the end we came through. I'm really happy and proud we could win this game. Arsenal could have won it without a doubt. We finished it off and it spoke for the character of the boys.

"It was really tough. So many good things happened today. It's really important that you get these kind of different results. You're still in the game and you can step up in the second half.

"For tonight, great. Wednesday is the next game and then a few days off. We have to make steps if you want to be where we are and around that area then we have to make steps all of the time. It wasn't an easy game to enjoy in the first half."

On Trent Alexander-Arnold's performance, he added: "It's an own goal right? Like the free-kick against Fulham. What a game he played by the way in all the positions he played. You see his class on the ball. We could have scored a second slightly earlier with one or two counter attacks where we could have saw the pass earlier. We desperately wanted to avoid a draw. Now I don't have to make any decisions which is good."

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