Jurgen Klopp admitted that he was "not overly happy" with his Liverpool players despite their hard-earned 1-0 victory at Sheffield United which kept their 100 per cent start to the Premier League season alive.
Home goalkeeper Dean Henderson disastrously allowed , giving Liverpool a 16th straight league win and a seventh this season.
The goal wasn't exactly against the run of play, but Liverpool were continually tested by an impressive home side, who came close to scoring through Oli McBurnie, Callum Robinson, Oliver Norwood and Leon Clarke.
"For us it was important to win, we had unbelievably big chances, in the first half we had two big chances and in the second one which we scored from," Klopp told BT Sport after the match.
"These games, they are not all beauties and you have to work hard for the results.
"You have to respect the opponent, we had good moments and it was one of these games you have to win but not think too much about it. One team deserved to win, which was us, but all respect to Sheffield United, they were tough.
"I was frustrated, and at half-time we spoke about it. We started well, but you have to do the same things again and again.
"It’s about body language, it starts with the centre halves, it’s the little things. They threw everything at us, they worked incredibly hard, they were a real threat.
"I am fine with the game, not overly happy but it happens. We were concentrated at set pieces for 95 minutes the boys were spot on. We didn’t play our best football but there we are."
Midfielder Wijnaldum - who scored his first Reds goal of the season - admitted that Liverpool weren't at their best.
"We didn’t start the game well. In the first half we slowed the game down too much and that’s why they could stop us," he told BT Sport.
"It was not the best game we had but we won. A few years ago we would not have been able to win these games.
"It could be a really important three points. It’s really good to keep collecting the points."
