Klopp thinks Liverpool took 'little step' forward, Saltor says Chelsea players are only human

"Each success starts with being difficult to beat and we have to be difficult to beat again," Klopp told reporters after his much-changed team survived an early onslaught by Chelsea.

"If we are difficult to beat against Arsenal, we can win this game. If not, Arsenal will just go over us," he said ahead of the visit by the in-form Gunners to Anfield.

Klopp made six changes from the starting team who lost against Manchester City on Saturday, including three defenders which he said represented "a real challenge" for his players.

After helping Chelsea by repeatedly losing possession early in the game, he praised his team for fixing the problems.

"Not the most spectacular one," he said, referring to the game, "but a little step in the right direction."

The draw left Liverpool in eighth place in the league table, seven points behind Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth Champions League qualifying spot having played a game less than Spurs.

ONLY HUMAN

Interim Chelsea coach Bruno Saltor said his players were only human as he tried to explain their dreadful goalscoring record this season.

"Yes, we created enough chances to win the game, two goals disallowed," Saltor told reporters. "The boys gave everything, they played with their heart and you can't ask for more."

Chelsea have scored 29 goals in 29 league games this season, and according to Opta have only twice netted fewer at this stage of the campaign, with 23 in 1921-22 and 16 two years later.

Asked whether he could explain the worst scoring record by Chelsea in 99 years, despite the club's huge outlay on new players, Saltor said it was simply a question of taking opportunities with confidence.

"They are human beings and the confidence has to be there," the Spaniard said. "We just need to keep helping the boys. They have been through a lot as well. It's been a tough season for them."

Chelsea are now looking for their third coach of the campaign after German Thomas Tuchel was fired by Chelsea's American owners in September and Potter was dismissed on Sunday after only 31 games in charge and the Blues stuck in mid-table.

Asked whether he thought he would be in charge of Chelsea again when they travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday - their last match before a Champions League quarter-final first leg away at Real Madrid - Saltor shrugged off the question.

"As it stands I expect to go home and rest and focus on the day by day," he said.