'I got punished,' says Klopp after injuring himself celebrating winner

LIVERPOOL, England : Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp is well-known for his exuberant goal celebrations and manic behaviour on the touchline but the German surpassed himself on Sunday as his side claimed a thrilling 4-3 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.

Klopp was left in almost disbelief as his side, who had led 3-0 after 15 minutes, were pegged back to 3-3 when Tottenham's former Everton striker Richarlison headed past Alisson in the third minute of stoppage time.

One minute later, however, Diogo Jota scored Liverpool's winner and a delirious Klopp raced down the touchline before pulling up sharply with what looked like a hamstring injury.

He was also booked for his trouble.

"I'm not sure if it's the hamstring it could be the adductor but I got punished. Little sins immediately," Klopp said.

"The hamstring or whatever the muscle gave up in that moment. That's fair. Apart from that, all okay."

A fourth successive league win pushed Liverpool into fifth place although their hopes of a top-four finish are still slender as they trail Manchester United and Newcastle by seven and nine points respectively having also played a game more than Manchester United.

They seem well-placed to at least qualify for the Europa League, although Klopp would prefer that his side show more game-management than on Sunday when they inexplicably allowed a crumbling Tottenham side to come back.

"Second half the game is open because they started believing or kept believing," Klopp said of Sunday's clash.

"We opened the door for them and it looked like we pushed them through a little bit as well."

Asked whether his side can still gatecrash the top four, Klopp was dismissive and suggested that they still have to fear eighth-placed Brighton and Hove Albion who