Jurgen Klopp praises Liverpool's 'big heart' as they close in on Manchester City in Premier League

Jurgen Klopp praised his Liverpool side’s ‘big heart’ for their 1-0 win over West Ham on Saturday evening. While they were not at their best they were able to take all three points as they denied David Moyes his first Premier League win at Anfield for yet another season, when Sadio Mane grabbed the only goal of the game in the 27th minute.

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We did pretty well first half, but in the second half if you are not better, you need quick legs, big heart and passion and that's what we needed to get the result,» Klopp said to the BBC. «In the end it was open, we needed a bit of luck, but you cannot win as many games in a row as we have without a bit of luck.» Klopp picked out new signing Luis Diaz, who again impressed with his contribution.

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