'There were fireworks': Klopp lauds Liverpool's stunning win over Luton

Jurgen Klopp credited his players for overcoming serious challenges as an injury-plagued Liverpool came from a goal down to beat Luton 4-1 and open up a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League on Wednesday.

Liverpool were missing Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota among others and fell behind when Chiedozie Ogbene gave the Hatters a shock first-half lead.

However, Dutch international duo Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo turned the game on its head within a span of two minutes before the hour mark. Then, Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott secured a statement win.

Victory took Klopp's team four points clear of Manchester City and five ahead of third-placed Arsenal.

"How the stadium and team together changed that game is exceptional," Klopp said after the win.

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"We just have to be calmer in the decisive moments. Once we became calmer there were fireworks. My word they were fantastic goals. It is a fantastic night."

"We are a resilient team and we want to fight for one another. It's a hectic season," Elliott told Sky Sports. "For the lads that are injured we wish them well and we want to come back quickly."

The hosts had 29 shots, 13 of them on target, and a Liverpool goal felt inevitable as Luton keeper Thomas Kaminski made a string of saves from shots by Conor Bradley, Gakpo and Van Dijk within a few minutes before Van Dijk finally connected.

"The final bit wasn't really there in the first half," Elliott said. "But football is a game of two halves and in the second half we