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Jake Polden

Jurgen Klopp praises Liverpool for finally achieving dressing room aim at Bournemouth

Jurgen Klopp has praised his Liverpool team for finally keeping a clean sheet in Saturday's 3-0 win over Bournemouth.

The Reds last kept a clean sheet on September 25, when the Anfield club ran out 1-0 winners over Premier League new boys Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.

Since then Liverpool have leaked goals, despite single-handedly running away with the league.

Bournemouth were thumped 3-0 by Liverpool at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keita and Mohamed Salah all on the scoresheet.

Klopp was obviously pleased with his side's attacking play, but was delighted they managed to keep the Cherries out at the other end.

Jurgen Klopp has praised his Liverpool team for finally keeping a clean sheet (PA)

"It was a professional performance, controlled, scoring wonderful goals. We didn't want to make it exciting again so we wanted to control Bournemouth," Klopp told MOTD.

"The most used word in the dressing room at the moment is clean sheet - finally!

"Dejan Lovren was hopefully cramp but apart from that it was a perfect game. All round nearly perfect day."

He added on Sky Sports: "It is not about being constantly exciting it is about doing the right stuff. There were not a lot of difficult moments to defend and that is good, important. Nearly a perfect day.

(REUTERS)

"I don't want to blame or whatever the groups I had before but this is a special group. Without that we have no chance to fulfill the Liverpool dreams. You need a strong character and this team has a strong character."

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson said: "For us it is about focusing on the next game.

"People talk about what can happen in the future but for a long time now the focus has been on the next game and that is what we have to do."

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