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Ayew teaches Klopp a lesson again

Published: 01 May 2016 - 05:15 pm | Last Updated: 24 Nov 2021 - 03:16 am
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Swansea City's Ghanaian striker Andre Ayew (R) celebrates scoring their third goal with Swansea City's English midfielder Jack Cork (L) during the English Premier League football match between Swansea City and Liverpool FC at the Liberty Stadium, in Swansea, South Wales, on May 1, 2016. / AFP / GEOFF CADDICK

Jurgen Klopp was made to pay for fielding Liverpool's youngest ever Premier League starting line-up as Swansea swept them aside to secure their own survival in England's top flight.

Klopp made eight changes from the Liverpool side beaten 1-0 by Villarreal on Thursday, sending out a team with an average age of just 23. Afterwards the German admitted the Reds had "a bad day".

"We changed the line-up and you can see there was not the body language you need for a comeback," said Klopp. "We deserved to lose, they deserved to win, that's how football is on a bad day."

Liverpool struggled against the pace of Andrew Ayew. The Ghanaian scored twice, first with a powerful header from a 20th-minute corner and then with a 66th-minute shot after the Reds failed to clear their lines.

Jack Cork also found the net with a curling right-foot shot on 33 minutes.

Reuters