Verbal volley from Klopp motivated Liverpool defence, says Joel Matip

Critics have been lining up to take shots at Liverpool's fallible defence but centre-back Joel Matip said it was only a verbal volley from manager Jurgen Klopp which registered with the players.

The knives were out after last week's woeful 4-1 defeat at Tottenham and the Reds boss felt the need to deliver a few home truths in the lead-up to what turned out to be a comfortable 3-0 win over Huddersfield.