A bit of a frustrating afternoon in the end, how do you reflect on that performance?
Good performance in most parts of the game.
There were moments when it was like Liverpool against Nick Pope.
I think it's the biggest challenge in football to play against a team
which is that well-organised and create against a team that is that well-organised
and has such an outstanding attitude like Burnley has.
We created super chances but there was always one guy who wanted to deny us,
and that was Nick Pope.
That was then the problem pretty much of the game,
because for different reasons this result left the door open for Burnley.
It was always clear they had corners
where Ali was really under pressure from three or four players around.
Then free-kicks on top of that, not too much but some.
It was clear they want to have these situations.
When they had them, it was always a threat.
Apart from that, how I said, we really did well,
we should have scored more but we didn’t do that.
I'm fine with the performance for 80 minutes, I would say.
More than fine because it was probably one of the best games we played against Burnley,
but we didn’t score and that’s why we only got a point.
I just want to get your view on a couple of the incidents as well,
I saw you talking to the ref after the game.
There was that challenge on Andy Robertson
and there was also the build-up to Burnley's equaliser from a free kick,
given for offside but wasn't.
I didn’t speak about the Andy Robertson situation because in the game I didn't see it,
I saw it after the game.
Look, I spoke about the goalkeeper situations.
I feel like we've lost the game. We didn’t, I know that
and maybe it’s not the best moment then to talk about these things.
It would be good [if] you win 4-0 and then you could talk to the ref about that -
and I would have. But that's a problem.
But how can you let it happen that a goalie constantly, when a corner comes in,
that three players are allowed to block him?
That's just not how it should be.
But for the ref it was obviously not a foul or not a problem
and that’s why he didn’t whistle in these situations. That's what I told him.
It had no influence on the result, how I realised later.
Be a quick press conference at this rate.
Anyone? Chris Bascombe.
Oh. CHRIS: Sorry!
Talking about the kids, Jürgen, they were really good today,
the confidence of Curtis, it's incredible really to watch how he played.
Look, for a player with the creativity and the technical skills of Curtis,
it's a good game to play.
If the boys around him create these moments where Curtis can then really use these skills -
turn, good orientation - our style of play suits him
so that he can really be quite impressive, I know that.
A lot of steps to go for him obviously, but it was a good game, that’s true.
It's much more difficult for Neco to play on that side against a team who is
pretty much there for counter-attacks and set-pieces, but he did really well as well.
It was good, just good.
How I said, the game was a really good game and they were all responsible for that.
But in the end, it was just a draw and I cannot really deny that it feels completely like
we've lost the game, because we should have scored more often.
But we didn’t, and that’s our fault and nobody else’s fault. That's why it's 1-1.
Jürgen, it's a freak that Roberto Firmino hasn't scored at Anfield this season,
but how long does it go on before it becomes a real psychological problem for him?
It cannot become a psychological problem
because Bobby played today an outstanding game and we don't judge him.
So I hope he will not read your newspaper if you make a story of it,
because we just don’t think about it! It's not important who scores.
We need Bobby for other things,
we need Bobby in exactly the spaces where he was today,
we need him as a link-up for all the other things.
We only have chances in other positions because Bobby plays the way he plays.
And he will score, there is absolutely no doubt about it.
We are not worried at all about that because he played an outstanding game today
and was involved in so many decisive situations.
In the end, nobody really scored apart from Robbo with a header,
which is pretty exceptional. So, no, it will not become a problem.
Jürgen, mentioning Robbo there, the rest on Wednesday seems to have done him good,
he came out rejuvenated today and was almost back to his old self.
It helps. Millie was not available as well so thank God Neco is now here
and made big steps in training, so we can give the boys this kind of rest.
Robbo came on in the last game already and made a massive difference,
[so] there were only 45 minutes pretty much where we saved him.
That was really good and today was really good as well.
Neco is now here and we can make these kind of decisions, and it’s good.
Jürgen, I'm interested in you saying the young players still have a lot to improve,
obviously you want them to step up next season
and become proper first-team players - how do they do that?
Nothing, just train with us and get used to different situations.
It’s not that we now have to say, "OK, the left foot is weak"
and stuff like this - it's not about that, it's just getting used to
the situations and the different situations in a Premier League football game, the intensity.
In the moment, if they make a mistake then it’s like, "OK, but they are still young"
and that’s all true - and [they are] human beings, which makes it even more tricky.
So it’s all of these things, just to gain stability
and be always there when you have to.
It’s not that they have to make incredibly big steps.
The best thing is if you would have the experience
of a 35-year-old player in the legs of a 20-year-old player.
That is perfect, because at 35 years you have seen so many different situations on the pitch,
you have experienced so many different moments that it doesn’t get you anymore,
it's just normal. So, yes, it was totally intense today
and Burnley wanted to go for free-kicks and stuff like this,
corners and all these things.
We were constantly active, constantly in attacking situations,
so how to deal with these situations and how to use spaces,
you learn that while you are training with outstandingly good football players.
That’s exactly what they will do. Then it’s up to them, that’s how it is.
Who makes the best impression will get the first line-up shirt,
it was always like this and will stay like this.
Just to follow up on that slightly,
Pep Guardiola always talks about how difficult it is
blooding young players when the stakes are so high for clubs like you and Man City,
you're expected to win every single game.
What challenges does that present,
trying to bring on young players when the stakes are so high?
I’m not sure it’s about how high the stakes are, it’s about how ready are the boys.
I have never made that comparison, that we play for everything
and that’s why you need to be in a specific age.
There are no old and young players, there are only good and not-so-good players -
and I hope we have only good players, or even exceptional players.
Whoever is in our squad should be ready to play.
That’s why he is in the squad,
the age is only only one [piece] of information from 500 other [pieces of] information.
The problem not with young players, but generally with players,
is that the team is really good, and as long as we show the attitude like we did today again,
then it's just difficult to have 40 games in a row.
Young players have so much time on their hands that they really can improve
and don’t have the pressure - especially not from us.
If they use the time, then the future is beautiful for them.