Jurgen Klopp: This guy made football look easy against Chelsea

Philippe Coutinho scored twice for Liverpool against Chelsea on Saturday

PHILIPPE COUTINHO made football "look easy" against Chelsea last weekend, claims Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.

 

Coutinho scored twice as Liverpool stunned the Premier League champions 3-1 at Stamford Bridge.

"Phil is a brilliant player and we don't have to talk about his qualities," Klopp said.

"Sometimes you have to work really hard to make football look easy. That is what he did.

"It was not a perfect start for Phil.

"But he came back and he was cool enough in the right moment, to shoot at the right moment."

 

Coutinho's double ended a 12-game goalless run for the Reds that had stretched to the first game of the season, where he netted the winner in their 1-0 win at Stoke.

It also ensured Liverpool climb to eighth in the Premier League, level on points with Tottenham and Southampton.

Chelsea, meanwhile, languish 15th in the table after suffering their sixth league loss of the season.

They host Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League this midweek before a trip to Stoke in the league as Jose Mourinho battles to save his job.

 

As for Liverpool, they extend their unbeaten run to five games under new boss Klopp, while they have not lost a match since mid-September.

They face a trip to Russia to face Europa League opponents Rubin Kazan on Thursday, with a home tie with Crystal Palace penned in for the weekend.